Saturday, October 5
San Diego, Calif.
9:00 AM
UC Irvine
at
Aztec Fall Invitational
'Eaters Win Doubles Championship at Aztec Fall Invite
October 05, 2019 | Men's Tennis
Results
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -Β The UC Irvine men's tennis team had another strong showing in doubles on the second day of the Aztec Fall Invitational hosted by San Diego State.
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The 'Eaters competed in two rounds of doubles and one round of singles on Saturday.
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Freshman Ali Amiri and sophomore Aaron Bailey claimed the Flight B Doubles title, finishing the tournament with a 3-0 record. The duo opened the day with a 6-2 semifinal win over SDSU's pairing of Jules Auffray/Daniel Traxler. They then edged teammates Antoine Barthe and Mike Mkrtchian, 7-5, in the championship match. Barthe/Mkrtchian advanced to the final with a 6-2 triumph over Pawell Jankowiak (Pepperdine)/Nick Nienhaus (SDCC).
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In Flight A, senior Daniel Gealer and junior Jeremy Merville cruised to a 6-2 victory over Grand Canyon's Freddie Grant/Julian Mueller. The Anteaters then dropped a 6-3 decision to Eric Hahn/Max Wild of UCLA in the semifinals of the main draw.
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Sophomore Mark Peneff and freshman Matthew Sah moved on to Sunday's consolation final with a 7-5 win over Pepperdine's Evan Shamilan/Robert Shelton and a 6-2 triumph against David Norfeldt/Marvin Schaber (San Diego).
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In the Aztec Singles Flight, junior Mateusz Smolicki dispatched Grant (GCU), 6-0, 6-2, to advance to tomorrow's consolation final.
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In the State Flight, Sah was handed his first defeat of the weekend, coming up short against Auffray (SDSU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-0. Mkrtchian was victorious in his consolation semifinal, winning 6-2, 6-2, over Laurent Magne of GCU and will face Fraser Leslie (UCSD) in Sunday's consolation final.
Gealer, Peneff, Merville and Bailey also picked up singles wins in other consolation matches.
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The 'Eaters wrap up the Aztec Fall Invitational on Sunday, Oct. 6.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -Β The UC Irvine men's tennis team had another strong showing in doubles on the second day of the Aztec Fall Invitational hosted by San Diego State.
Β
The 'Eaters competed in two rounds of doubles and one round of singles on Saturday.
Β
Freshman Ali Amiri and sophomore Aaron Bailey claimed the Flight B Doubles title, finishing the tournament with a 3-0 record. The duo opened the day with a 6-2 semifinal win over SDSU's pairing of Jules Auffray/Daniel Traxler. They then edged teammates Antoine Barthe and Mike Mkrtchian, 7-5, in the championship match. Barthe/Mkrtchian advanced to the final with a 6-2 triumph over Pawell Jankowiak (Pepperdine)/Nick Nienhaus (SDCC).
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In Flight A, senior Daniel Gealer and junior Jeremy Merville cruised to a 6-2 victory over Grand Canyon's Freddie Grant/Julian Mueller. The Anteaters then dropped a 6-3 decision to Eric Hahn/Max Wild of UCLA in the semifinals of the main draw.
Β
Sophomore Mark Peneff and freshman Matthew Sah moved on to Sunday's consolation final with a 7-5 win over Pepperdine's Evan Shamilan/Robert Shelton and a 6-2 triumph against David Norfeldt/Marvin Schaber (San Diego).
Β
In the Aztec Singles Flight, junior Mateusz Smolicki dispatched Grant (GCU), 6-0, 6-2, to advance to tomorrow's consolation final.
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In the State Flight, Sah was handed his first defeat of the weekend, coming up short against Auffray (SDSU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-0. Mkrtchian was victorious in his consolation semifinal, winning 6-2, 6-2, over Laurent Magne of GCU and will face Fraser Leslie (UCSD) in Sunday's consolation final.
Gealer, Peneff, Merville and Bailey also picked up singles wins in other consolation matches.
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The 'Eaters wrap up the Aztec Fall Invitational on Sunday, Oct. 6.
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