Friday, October 4
San Diego, Calif.
9:00 AM
UC Irvine
at
Aztec Fall Invitational
UC Irvine Completes Day 1 of Aztec Fall Invitational
October 04, 2019 | Men's Tennis
Results (PDF)
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's tennis team kicked off the 2019-20 campaign Friday with two rounds of singles and one round of doubles at the Aztec Fall Invitational hosted by San Diego State.
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UCI got off to a strong start in doubles, winning three of its five matches. In Flight A, senior Daniel Gealer and junior transfer Jeremy Merville defeated Loyola Marymount's Austin Di Giulio/Ethan Prost, 6-4. They advance to tomorrow's quarterfinal where they are scheduled to take on the Grand Canyon duo of Grant/Mueller.
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In Flight B, the young pairing of freshman Ali Amiri and sophomore Aaron Bailey cruised to a 6-1 victory over GCU's Maxim Kirsch/Sasha Kovacevic. Junior Antoine Barthe and sophomore Mike Mkrtchian also teamed up for a 6-2 win over Zach Ermert/Marius Ruh of UC San Diego.
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Freshman Matthew Sah led the Anteaters in singles as he went 2-0 in the State Flight to move on to Saturday's semifinal round. Sah topped Laurent Magne (GCU) in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, before outlasting Pac-12 opponent Jared Horwood (Arizona), 6-3, 1-6, 6-4.
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Also in the State Flight, senior Bruce Man-Son-Hing dispatched the Lopes'Β Kovacevic, 6-1, 6-2, in the first round, but had to retire due to injury in his quarterfinal match. Barthe and Mkrtchian both went 1-1 on the afternoon, picking up straight-set victories in the consolation bracket.
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In the Aztec Flight, sophomore Mark Peneff came from behind to take down GCU's Freddie Grant, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. He ended up falling to Eric Hahn of UCLA in the quarterfinals. Junior Mateusz Smolicki was dealt a tough three-set loss in his first match before winning in the consolation round.
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Bailey paced a trio of 'Eaters in the Warrior Flight with a 6-3, 7-5 triumph over Bryce Pereira of UCLA. He then came up short against Arizona's Conner Olson, 6-3, 6-4.
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UC Irvine resumes action at the Aztec Fall Invitational Saturday at 9 a.m.
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's tennis team kicked off the 2019-20 campaign Friday with two rounds of singles and one round of doubles at the Aztec Fall Invitational hosted by San Diego State.
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UCI got off to a strong start in doubles, winning three of its five matches. In Flight A, senior Daniel Gealer and junior transfer Jeremy Merville defeated Loyola Marymount's Austin Di Giulio/Ethan Prost, 6-4. They advance to tomorrow's quarterfinal where they are scheduled to take on the Grand Canyon duo of Grant/Mueller.
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In Flight B, the young pairing of freshman Ali Amiri and sophomore Aaron Bailey cruised to a 6-1 victory over GCU's Maxim Kirsch/Sasha Kovacevic. Junior Antoine Barthe and sophomore Mike Mkrtchian also teamed up for a 6-2 win over Zach Ermert/Marius Ruh of UC San Diego.
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Freshman Matthew Sah led the Anteaters in singles as he went 2-0 in the State Flight to move on to Saturday's semifinal round. Sah topped Laurent Magne (GCU) in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, before outlasting Pac-12 opponent Jared Horwood (Arizona), 6-3, 1-6, 6-4.
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Also in the State Flight, senior Bruce Man-Son-Hing dispatched the Lopes'Β Kovacevic, 6-1, 6-2, in the first round, but had to retire due to injury in his quarterfinal match. Barthe and Mkrtchian both went 1-1 on the afternoon, picking up straight-set victories in the consolation bracket.
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In the Aztec Flight, sophomore Mark Peneff came from behind to take down GCU's Freddie Grant, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. He ended up falling to Eric Hahn of UCLA in the quarterfinals. Junior Mateusz Smolicki was dealt a tough three-set loss in his first match before winning in the consolation round.
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Bailey paced a trio of 'Eaters in the Warrior Flight with a 6-3, 7-5 triumph over Bryce Pereira of UCLA. He then came up short against Arizona's Conner Olson, 6-3, 6-4.
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UC Irvine resumes action at the Aztec Fall Invitational Saturday at 9 a.m.
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