ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --- The 'Eaters were unable to claim a point in the early morning matchup with the Arizona Wildcats falling 4-0 in the third of six matches in the Lobo Tennis Winter Kickoff.
Jonathan Hammel's brief winning streak came to an end in a three-set tussle at the No. 5 position.
UC Irvine (0-3) continues the kickoff with a 3:00 p.m. match this afternoon against No. 67 Texas A&M Corpus Christi.
ARIZONA 4, UC IRVINE 0
January 18, 2014
Albuquerque, N.M.
Singles
1) Ryan Cheung (UCI) vs. Fredrik Ask (UofA) – 6-3, 7-6, Unf.
2) Rafael Davidian (UCI) vs. Kieren Thompson (UofA) – 3-6, 7-5, Unf.
3) Naoki Takeda (UofA) def. Tyler Pham (UCI) – 6-0, 6-2
4) Sumeet Shinde (UofA) def. Caryl Hernandez (UCI) – 6-2, 6-2
5) Mario Urquidi (UofA) def. Jonathan Hammel (UCI) – 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
6) Will Kneale (UofA) def. Jonathan Poon (UCI) – 7-6 (5), 6-2
Order of finish: 4, 3, 6, 5
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