IRVINE, Calif. --- UC Irvine needed plenty of third-set help, but completed the sweep of the week with a 5-2 win over Penn Sunday at Anteater Tennis Stadium.

The 'Eaters scored their fourth doubles point of the week with help from the duos of Jonathan Hammel – Tyler Pham and Ryan Cheung – Jonathan Poon.

Singles started off rocky with the Quakers taking five of the six opening sets. Penn tied it up at No. 3 singles, but three-set comebacks from Tyler Pham and Caryl Hernandez set the stage for Ryan Cheung to clinch the match, 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (5).

UCI has taken its seventh straight match and risen back even with a 9-9 record. Next it will dive back into conference play with a Wed. Mar. 26 with a 12:00 p.m. match at UC Santa Barbara.

UC IRVINE 5, PENN 2

March 16, 2014
Anteater Tennis Stadium

Doubles
1 Jonathan Hammel/Tyler Pham (UCI) def. Zach Katz/Matt Nardella (PENN) – 8-4
2 Ryan Cheung/Jonathan Poon (UCI) def. Jeremy Court/Vim De Alwis (PENN) – 8-4
3 Justin Agbayani/Caryl Hernandez (UCI) vs. Austin Kaplan/Thomas Spratt (PENN) – 7-4 (unf.)
Order of finish: 1, 2

Singles
1 Ryan Cheung (UCI) def. Nikola Kocivic (PENN) – 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (5)
2 Tyler Pham (UCI) def. Vim De Alwis (PENN) – 2-6, 6-0, 7-5
3 Jeremy Court (PENN) def. Jonathan Hammel (UCI) – 7-5, 6-2
4 Matt Nardella (PENN) def. Rafael Davidian (UCI) – 7-6, 7-6
5 Shuhei Shibahara (UCI) def. Marshall Sharp (PENN) – 3-6, 7-6, 2-2 (ret.)
6 Caryl Hernandez (UCI) def. Zach Katz (PENN) – 2-6, 6-1, 7-5
Order of finish: 3, 2, 6, 1, 5, 4

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