Friday, November 8
Los Angeles, Calif.
9:00 AM
UC Irvine
at
LMU Invitational
'Eaters Start Strong at LMU Invitational
November 08, 2019 | Men's Tennis
LOS ANGELES - The UC Irvine men's tennis team had an impressive start to their final fall tournament, winning four singles and two doubles matches Friday at the LMU Invitational.
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The tournament includes four teams - UCI, Utah, Utah State and host Loyola Marymount. Each team will play a total of three matches with six individual singles and three doubles contests per day.
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On Friday, the Anteaters picked up four singles wins against Pac-12 member Utah. Sophomore Mike Mkrtchian led the way, dismantling Rafael Grovas in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3.
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Junior Jeremy Merville and freshman Ali Amiri both bounced back from a tiebreaker loss in the first set to win in three. Merville came from behind to top Paul McCallie, 6-7, 6-3, 6-3, while Amiri responded with a 6-7, 6-4, 6-2 triumph against Randy Cory.
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Senior Daniel Gealer also outlasted Azat Hankuliyev in a three-setter, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2.
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Junior Mateusz Smolicki was up 4-3 in his opening set against Slava Shainyan before retiring. Sophomore Mark Peneff also dropped a tough 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 decision.
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In doubles, the 'Eaters played three tightly contested matches against Utah State. Merville and freshman Matthew Sah defeated Felipe Acosta/Christian Holmes, 8-6.
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Amiri and sophomore Aaron Bailey also took down Daniel Bushamuka/Javier Ruiz, 8-6. The Anteater duo improved to 5-1 on the year.
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Senior Bruce Man-Son-Hing and Peneff teamed up for the first time and came up just short against Sergiu Bucur/Arvid Hjalte, 8-7.
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UC Irvine resumes play tomorrow, starting with doubles against Loyola Marymount at 12 p.m. UCI will then face Utah State in singles.
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The tournament includes four teams - UCI, Utah, Utah State and host Loyola Marymount. Each team will play a total of three matches with six individual singles and three doubles contests per day.
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On Friday, the Anteaters picked up four singles wins against Pac-12 member Utah. Sophomore Mike Mkrtchian led the way, dismantling Rafael Grovas in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3.
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Junior Jeremy Merville and freshman Ali Amiri both bounced back from a tiebreaker loss in the first set to win in three. Merville came from behind to top Paul McCallie, 6-7, 6-3, 6-3, while Amiri responded with a 6-7, 6-4, 6-2 triumph against Randy Cory.
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Senior Daniel Gealer also outlasted Azat Hankuliyev in a three-setter, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2.
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Junior Mateusz Smolicki was up 4-3 in his opening set against Slava Shainyan before retiring. Sophomore Mark Peneff also dropped a tough 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 decision.
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In doubles, the 'Eaters played three tightly contested matches against Utah State. Merville and freshman Matthew Sah defeated Felipe Acosta/Christian Holmes, 8-6.
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Amiri and sophomore Aaron Bailey also took down Daniel Bushamuka/Javier Ruiz, 8-6. The Anteater duo improved to 5-1 on the year.
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Senior Bruce Man-Son-Hing and Peneff teamed up for the first time and came up just short against Sergiu Bucur/Arvid Hjalte, 8-7.
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UC Irvine resumes play tomorrow, starting with doubles against Loyola Marymount at 12 p.m. UCI will then face Utah State in singles.
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