Friday, January 19
San Diego, CA
10:30 AM PT
UC Irvine
at
University of San Diego
Anteaters Jump Into 2018 Dual-Match Season at San Diego, Host Grand Canyon and UCSD Sunday
January 18, 2018 | Men's Tennis
THE SCHEDULE
UC Irvine (0-0) at
San Diego (0-0)
Date: Friday, Jan. 19
Time: 10:30 a.m. (PST)
Location: Skip and Cindy Hogan Tennis Stadium – San Diego, Calif.
Grand Canyon (0-0) at
UC Irvine (0-0)
Date: Sunday, Jan. 21
Time: 9 a.m. (PST)
Location: Anteater Tennis Stadium - Irvine, Calif.
UC San Diego (0-0) at
UC Irvine (0-0)
Date: Sunday, Jan. 21
Time: 2 p.m. (PST)
Location: Anteater Tennis Stadium - Irvine, Calif.
UC Irvine Match Notes
The UC Irvine men's tennis team kicks off the 2018 season with a road match against San Diego Friday, January 19 at 10:30 a.m. The 'Eaters host Grand Canyon in their home-opener Sunday, January 21 at 9:00 a.m. followed by a match against UC San Diego at 2:00 p.m.
TOP 10 HITS
UC Irvine played in three fall tournaments during the months of September and October. Heim, Lopez and Marquard qualified to play in the prestigious ITA All-American Championships to kick off the fall season. Heim reached the qualifying singles round before falling to No. 75 Logan Staggs of UCLA (6-1, 6-4).
The duo of Heim and Lopez also played together in the ITA Southwest Regional Championships where they came up short in the quarterfinal round.
LEAVE IT ALL ON THE COURT
After missing 17 matches over the last two seasons due to injury, senior Sebastian Heim is ready to make his last campaign as an Anteater one to remember. The Speyer, Germany native earned an ITA preseason ranking of No. 114 and will look to lead UCI at the top of the lineup.
SUMMER HOMEWORK
Junior Luis Lopez competed in the 2017 ITA Summer Circuit where he won three of six Southern California tournaments to advance to the ITA National Summer Championships.
GET TO KNOW THE 'EATERS
UC Irvine returns six players and welcomes three newcomers, including one freshman and two transfers. Sophomore Daniel Gealner comes to Irvine from UCLA, while junior Sasha Krasnov spent the past two years at Cerritos College. Antonie Barthe is the only true freshman in the mix, hailing from Rueil-Malmaison, France.
Five of the nine Anteaters on the roster are California natives, as the remaining four players are international products. Heim and Marquard are natives of Germany while Barthe comes from France and Krasnov is a product of Ukraine.
VERSUS THE OPPONENTS
In its last meeting against the Toreros, UCI fell, 6-1, on Feb. 25, 2017. Marquad earned the Anteaters single point after taking down 79th-ranked Filip Vittek at the No. 1 singles spot.
UCI met Grand Canyon and UCSD in a doubleheader Feb. 4, 2017. The 'Eaters fell to GCU, 4-1, before bouncing back with a 4-0 sweep over UC San Diego.
UP NEXT
UC Irvine heads to No. 5 USC for a match Saturday, Feb. 10 at 10:00 a.m.
UC Irvine (0-0) at
San Diego (0-0)
Date: Friday, Jan. 19
Time: 10:30 a.m. (PST)
Location: Skip and Cindy Hogan Tennis Stadium – San Diego, Calif.
Grand Canyon (0-0) at
UC Irvine (0-0)
Date: Sunday, Jan. 21
Time: 9 a.m. (PST)
Location: Anteater Tennis Stadium - Irvine, Calif.
UC San Diego (0-0) at
UC Irvine (0-0)
Date: Sunday, Jan. 21
Time: 2 p.m. (PST)
Location: Anteater Tennis Stadium - Irvine, Calif.
UC Irvine Match Notes
The UC Irvine men's tennis team kicks off the 2018 season with a road match against San Diego Friday, January 19 at 10:30 a.m. The 'Eaters host Grand Canyon in their home-opener Sunday, January 21 at 9:00 a.m. followed by a match against UC San Diego at 2:00 p.m.
TOP 10 HITS
- UC Irvine welcomes back six letterwinners, including four All-Big West selections from a 2017 squad that finished with a 9-15 record.
- The 'Eaters made their third straight appearance in the Big West semifinals last year.
- Anteater Tennis Stadium received a number of upgrades over the summer, making it one of the top facilities in the conference.
- Senior Sebastian Heim earned an ITA preseason ranking of No. 114. During the 2017 dual-match campaign, he was ranked as high as No. 95 and finished with a 12-7 record.
- Junior Luis Lopez received a first-team All-Big West nod in doubles and finished the 2016-17 campaign with a team-high 13 singes wins.
- Senior Luca Marquard earned second-team All-Big West recognition in both singles and doubles last year finishing 14-14 overall.
- Marquard notched his first win over a ranked opponent last season, defeating No. 79 Filip Vittek of San Diego.
- Senior Mason Hansen was an All-Big West second-team honoree in doubles, compiling an 11-16 record.
- Head coach Mike Saunders is in his third year at the helm. He has a 26-24 career record at UCI.
- Heim has 44 career dual-match wins, good for 33rd all-time. He needs at least 50 wins to crack in to UCI's top-25 all-time dual-match wins.
UC Irvine played in three fall tournaments during the months of September and October. Heim, Lopez and Marquard qualified to play in the prestigious ITA All-American Championships to kick off the fall season. Heim reached the qualifying singles round before falling to No. 75 Logan Staggs of UCLA (6-1, 6-4).
The duo of Heim and Lopez also played together in the ITA Southwest Regional Championships where they came up short in the quarterfinal round.
LEAVE IT ALL ON THE COURT
After missing 17 matches over the last two seasons due to injury, senior Sebastian Heim is ready to make his last campaign as an Anteater one to remember. The Speyer, Germany native earned an ITA preseason ranking of No. 114 and will look to lead UCI at the top of the lineup.
SUMMER HOMEWORK
Junior Luis Lopez competed in the 2017 ITA Summer Circuit where he won three of six Southern California tournaments to advance to the ITA National Summer Championships.
GET TO KNOW THE 'EATERS
UC Irvine returns six players and welcomes three newcomers, including one freshman and two transfers. Sophomore Daniel Gealner comes to Irvine from UCLA, while junior Sasha Krasnov spent the past two years at Cerritos College. Antonie Barthe is the only true freshman in the mix, hailing from Rueil-Malmaison, France.
Five of the nine Anteaters on the roster are California natives, as the remaining four players are international products. Heim and Marquard are natives of Germany while Barthe comes from France and Krasnov is a product of Ukraine.
VERSUS THE OPPONENTS
In its last meeting against the Toreros, UCI fell, 6-1, on Feb. 25, 2017. Marquad earned the Anteaters single point after taking down 79th-ranked Filip Vittek at the No. 1 singles spot.
UCI met Grand Canyon and UCSD in a doubleheader Feb. 4, 2017. The 'Eaters fell to GCU, 4-1, before bouncing back with a 4-0 sweep over UC San Diego.
UP NEXT
UC Irvine heads to No. 5 USC for a match Saturday, Feb. 10 at 10:00 a.m.
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