Saturday, February 10
Los Angeles, CA
10:00 AM PT
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Anteaters Drop 5-2 Decision to No. 8 USC
February 10, 2018 | Men's Tennis
LOS ANGELES, Calif. β The UC Irvine men's tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision to eighth-ranked USC Saturday morning in Los Angeles.
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Luis Lopez and Daniel Gealner both wonΒ their singles matches to lead the Anteaters. Lopez battled it out to defeat Laurens Verboven, 7-6 (5), 2-6, 1-0 (12-10) at the No. 3 spot while Gealner won 6-4, 7-6 (0) on court six.
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"Daniel Gealner won a big match at six," said Mike Saunders. "He didn't play his best but fought hard and raised his level when he needed. We are a very dangerous team; the guys are very united. We have really positive team chemistry this year. We just need to get healthy and stay healthy long enough to get some momentum".
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On court one, Sebastian Heim dropped a 6-4, 7-5 decision to nationally-ranked No. 11 Brandon Holt.
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Luca Maquard fell in No. 2 singles, 6-3, 6-2 while Mason Hansen and Vatsal Bajpai dropped in No. 3 and 5, respectively.
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In doubles play, Bajpai and Bruce Man-Son-Hing went the distance with Holt/Smolicki, 6-3, at the No. 3 spot but the Trojans won Nos. 1-2 to clinch the point.
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"We still have a match to play with our full lineup as Sasha Krasnov was out with a fever," said head coach Mike Saunders. "I thought the team competed well. Sebastian had chances to beat one of the better players in the country but was a little rusty coming off his illness and knee injury. Luis played with courage and clutched out on the deciding tie breaker".
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No. 8 USC improves to 4-1 on the season while UCI drops to 1-3.
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The 'Eaters will look to rebound next weekend when they travel to UtahΒ for two matches. UCI will play Utah Saturday, Feb. 17 at 11:00 a.m. followed by Utah State Sunday Feb 18 at 9:00 a.m.Β
Singles
1. #11 Brandon Holt (USC) def. Sebastian Heim (UCI) - 6-4, 7-5
2. Daniel Cukierman (USC) def. Luca Marquard (UCI) - 6-3, 6-2*
3. Luis Lopez (UCI) def. Laurens Verboven (USC) - 7-6 (5), 2-6, 1-0 (12-10)
4. Jack Jaede (USC) def. Mason Hansen (UCI) - 6-3, 6-0
5. Tanner Smith (USC) def. Vatsal Bajpai (UCI) - 6-3, 6-4
6. Daniel Gealer (UCI) def. Jens Sweaney (USC) - 6-4, 7-6 (0)
Order of finish: Β 4, 5, 2*, 1, 6, 3
Doubles
1.Β Jaede/Verboven (USC) def. Heim/Lopez (UCI) - 6-2
2.Β Cukierman/T. Smith (USC) def. Hansen/Marquard (UCI) - 6-2
3. Holt/Smolicki (USC) def. Bajpai/Man-Son-Hing (UCI) - 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
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Luis Lopez and Daniel Gealner both wonΒ their singles matches to lead the Anteaters. Lopez battled it out to defeat Laurens Verboven, 7-6 (5), 2-6, 1-0 (12-10) at the No. 3 spot while Gealner won 6-4, 7-6 (0) on court six.
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"Daniel Gealner won a big match at six," said Mike Saunders. "He didn't play his best but fought hard and raised his level when he needed. We are a very dangerous team; the guys are very united. We have really positive team chemistry this year. We just need to get healthy and stay healthy long enough to get some momentum".
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On court one, Sebastian Heim dropped a 6-4, 7-5 decision to nationally-ranked No. 11 Brandon Holt.
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Luca Maquard fell in No. 2 singles, 6-3, 6-2 while Mason Hansen and Vatsal Bajpai dropped in No. 3 and 5, respectively.
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In doubles play, Bajpai and Bruce Man-Son-Hing went the distance with Holt/Smolicki, 6-3, at the No. 3 spot but the Trojans won Nos. 1-2 to clinch the point.
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"We still have a match to play with our full lineup as Sasha Krasnov was out with a fever," said head coach Mike Saunders. "I thought the team competed well. Sebastian had chances to beat one of the better players in the country but was a little rusty coming off his illness and knee injury. Luis played with courage and clutched out on the deciding tie breaker".
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No. 8 USC improves to 4-1 on the season while UCI drops to 1-3.
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The 'Eaters will look to rebound next weekend when they travel to UtahΒ for two matches. UCI will play Utah Saturday, Feb. 17 at 11:00 a.m. followed by Utah State Sunday Feb 18 at 9:00 a.m.Β
Singles
1. #11 Brandon Holt (USC) def. Sebastian Heim (UCI) - 6-4, 7-5
2. Daniel Cukierman (USC) def. Luca Marquard (UCI) - 6-3, 6-2*
3. Luis Lopez (UCI) def. Laurens Verboven (USC) - 7-6 (5), 2-6, 1-0 (12-10)
4. Jack Jaede (USC) def. Mason Hansen (UCI) - 6-3, 6-0
5. Tanner Smith (USC) def. Vatsal Bajpai (UCI) - 6-3, 6-4
6. Daniel Gealer (UCI) def. Jens Sweaney (USC) - 6-4, 7-6 (0)
Order of finish: Β 4, 5, 2*, 1, 6, 3
Doubles
1.Β Jaede/Verboven (USC) def. Heim/Lopez (UCI) - 6-2
2.Β Cukierman/T. Smith (USC) def. Hansen/Marquard (UCI) - 6-2
3. Holt/Smolicki (USC) def. Bajpai/Man-Son-Hing (UCI) - 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
45
67
#2 Singles Match
12
32
66
#3 Singles Match
123
721
660
#4 Singles Match
12
30
66
#5 Singles Match
12
34
66
#6 Singles Match
12
67
46
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