IRVINE, Calif. --- The Anteaters managed a split in their doubleheader sweeping UC Riverside, 7-0, at Anteater Tennis Stadium Wednesday evening.

The Anteaters (11-15, 1-3) took at hard-fought doubles point thanks to a tiebreaker win by Caryl Hernandez and Shuhei Shibahara at No. 2 doubles.

All six 'Eaters scored a straight-set singles win clinched by Rafael Davidian at No. 3 singles.

UCI returns to Anteater Tennis Stadium on Fri. Apr. 18 as it finishes Big West play against Hawai'i with a 1:00 p.m. match at Anteater Tennis Stadium.

UC IRVINE 7, UC RIVERSIDE 0

April 16, 2014
Anteater Tennis Stadium

Doubles
1 Jonathan Hammel/Tyler Pham (UCI) vs. Cooper Bridge/Michael Carella (UCR) – 7-5 (unf.)
2 Caryl Hernandez/Shuhei Shibahara (UCI) def. Jack Felich/Marcus Vizcarra (UCR) – 8-7 (3)
3 Rafael Davidian/Jonathan Poon (UCI) def. Luis Gastao/Sean Robles (UCR) – 8-2
Order of finish: 3, 2

Singles
1 Tyler Pham (UCI) def. Luis Gastao (UCR) – 6-4, 6-4
2 Jonathan Hammel (UCI) def. Cooper Bridge (UCR) – 6-1, 6-4
3 Rafael Davidian (UCI) def. Marcus Vizcarra (UCR) – 6-2, 6-2
4 Caryl Hernandez (UCI) def. Julian Ruffin (UCR) – 6-3, 6-2
5 Shuhei Shibahara (UCI) def. Jack Felich (UCR) – 6-2, 6-0
6 Justin Agbayani (UCI) def. Michael Carella (UCR) – 6-2, 6-1
Order of finish: 5, 6, 3, 2, 1, 4

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