Monday, March 11
Irvine, CA
1:00 PM
UC Irvine
vs
Gonzaga
Anteaters Test Endurance with Tough Three-Day Stretch
March 09, 2019 | Men's Tennis
Gonzaga (8-2) at
UC Irvine (6-3)
Date: Monday, March 11
Time: 1 p.m. (PDT)
Location: Anteater Tennis Stadium - Irvine, Calif.
Navy (14-5) at
UC Irvine (6-3)
Date: Tuesday, March 12
Time: 9 a.m. (PDT)
Location: Anteater Tennis Stadium - Irvine, Calif.
Quinnipiac (4-4) at
UC Irvine (6-3)
Date: Tuesday, March 12
Time: 2 p.m. (PDT)
Location: Anteater Tennis Stadium - Irvine, Calif.
Utah (12-3) at
UC Irvine (6-3)
Date: Wednesday, March 13
Time: 1 p.m. (PDT)
Location: Anteater Tennis Stadium - Irvine, Calif.
Notes (PDF)
IRVINE, Calif. - With two victories last week, the Anteaters maintain their strong play and have won four straight matches. UC Irvine will continue its home-stand with four matches over the course of three days, beginning with Gonzaga on Monday at 1:00 p.m. The Anteaters will then host a double-header on Tuesday, taking on Navy and Quinnipiac, and then complete the week against Utah on Wednesday.
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STORYLINES
β’ Senior Mason Hansen is on a three-match win streak, and improved to 3-0 at the No. 3 singles position.
β’ Hansen and freshman Aaron Bailey lead the team with five dual-match singles wins each.
β’ Senior Luis Lopez went 2-0 last week, earning his first victories at the No. 1 singles position this season.
β’ Senior Sasha Krasnov got off to a hot start, winning his first three singles matches of the year.
β’ Krasnov did not play in the team's wins over Boston College and Villanova.
β’ Lopez and junior Bruce Man-Son-Hing remain undefeated in doubles with a 6-0 record at No. 3.
β’ Hansen and junior Daniel Gealer improved to 6-1 overall as a pair from the No. 2 and 3 doubles positions.
β’ UC Irvine has seven returning letterwinners from a 2017-18 squad that finished with a 16-12 record.
β’ The 'Eaters made their fourth-straight appearance in the Big West semifinals last year.
β’ Lopez earned first-team All-Big West accolades in singles with a 15-8 record, playing primarily at No. 1.
β’ Lopez and Gealer also received an All-Big West Honorable Mention nod in doubles.
β’ Krasnov garnered 2018 All-Big West Honorable Mention recognition in singles.
β’ Senior Vatsal Bajpai and Man-Son-Hing took home first-team All-Big West doubles honors.
β’ Hansen earned his second-straight All-Big West award in doubles, playing alongside recent grad Luca Marquard.
β’ UCI was a 2017-18 ITA All-Academic Team with six players earning individual Scholar-Athlete honors.
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LAST TIME OUT
UC Irvine defeated Boston College 5-2 in their first match last week. Mason Hansen and Daniel Gealer opened with a 6-3 victory at the No. 2 position. Bruce Man-Son-Hing and Luis Lopez then clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win at No. 3. In singles play, Hansen improved to 3-0 at the No. 3 position with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Markus Nordby. Vatsal Bajpai also upended Wills Tutecky in three sets before Lopez took down Derek Austin 7-6 (7-3), 7-5 to clinch the match for the Anteaters. It was Lopez's first win at the top of the lineup this season.
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On Tuesday afternoon, UCI dominated Villanova (8-3) with a 6-1 victory. Hansen/Gealer and Man-Son-Hing/Lopez set the tone early once again with wins in each of their matches to secure the doubles point. In singles play, Hansen improved his unbeaten streak to three with a victory over Thomas Dodson 6-1, 6-2. At No. 4, Aaron Bailey defeated Charlie Schuls 7-6 (7-4), 6-1, and freshman Mike Mkrtchian got his first action this season, dispatching Daniel Martinez 6-4, 6-2.
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VERSUS THE OPPONENTS
The Gonzaga Bulldogs (8-2) are winners of four straight and are led by juniors Sam Feit and Kyle Everly, who are each 6-1 in dual singles play this season. Feit and senior Ruadhan O'Sullivan were named to the All-WCC second team in doubles last season, while O'Sullivan was a second team selection in singles. The Anteaters are 9-1 overall against the Bulldogs, including a 6-1 victory last season.
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Navy (14-5) visits UC Irvine with the Patriot League's reigning Rookie and Player of the Year, Andrew Ton, who is 7-3 in dual singles play this season. Freshman Derrick Thompson leads the team with nine dual singles victories.
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Quinnipiac (4-4) has won two straight, and looks to lean on sophomore Hielke Moore and southern California native junior Patrick Cachapero, both of whom were named to the All-MAAC Second Team last season.
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Utah (12-3) has won six straight, and will face USC and UCLA before their match with UC Irvine. The Utes are led by senior Dan Little, who was a Pac-12 honorable mention selection in singles last year, and has already defeated three nationally ranked players this season.
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LOOKING AHEAD
Next week, the Anteaters complete their nine-match home-stand, facing Middlebury (0-0) on Monday and taking on Eastern Washington (1-7) on Thursday.
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UC Irvine (6-3)
Date: Monday, March 11
Time: 1 p.m. (PDT)
Location: Anteater Tennis Stadium - Irvine, Calif.
Navy (14-5) at
UC Irvine (6-3)
Date: Tuesday, March 12
Time: 9 a.m. (PDT)
Location: Anteater Tennis Stadium - Irvine, Calif.
Quinnipiac (4-4) at
UC Irvine (6-3)
Date: Tuesday, March 12
Time: 2 p.m. (PDT)
Location: Anteater Tennis Stadium - Irvine, Calif.
Utah (12-3) at
UC Irvine (6-3)
Date: Wednesday, March 13
Time: 1 p.m. (PDT)
Location: Anteater Tennis Stadium - Irvine, Calif.
Notes (PDF)
IRVINE, Calif. - With two victories last week, the Anteaters maintain their strong play and have won four straight matches. UC Irvine will continue its home-stand with four matches over the course of three days, beginning with Gonzaga on Monday at 1:00 p.m. The Anteaters will then host a double-header on Tuesday, taking on Navy and Quinnipiac, and then complete the week against Utah on Wednesday.
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STORYLINES
β’ Senior Mason Hansen is on a three-match win streak, and improved to 3-0 at the No. 3 singles position.
β’ Hansen and freshman Aaron Bailey lead the team with five dual-match singles wins each.
β’ Senior Luis Lopez went 2-0 last week, earning his first victories at the No. 1 singles position this season.
β’ Senior Sasha Krasnov got off to a hot start, winning his first three singles matches of the year.
β’ Krasnov did not play in the team's wins over Boston College and Villanova.
β’ Lopez and junior Bruce Man-Son-Hing remain undefeated in doubles with a 6-0 record at No. 3.
β’ Hansen and junior Daniel Gealer improved to 6-1 overall as a pair from the No. 2 and 3 doubles positions.
β’ UC Irvine has seven returning letterwinners from a 2017-18 squad that finished with a 16-12 record.
β’ The 'Eaters made their fourth-straight appearance in the Big West semifinals last year.
β’ Lopez earned first-team All-Big West accolades in singles with a 15-8 record, playing primarily at No. 1.
β’ Lopez and Gealer also received an All-Big West Honorable Mention nod in doubles.
β’ Krasnov garnered 2018 All-Big West Honorable Mention recognition in singles.
β’ Senior Vatsal Bajpai and Man-Son-Hing took home first-team All-Big West doubles honors.
β’ Hansen earned his second-straight All-Big West award in doubles, playing alongside recent grad Luca Marquard.
β’ UCI was a 2017-18 ITA All-Academic Team with six players earning individual Scholar-Athlete honors.
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LAST TIME OUT
UC Irvine defeated Boston College 5-2 in their first match last week. Mason Hansen and Daniel Gealer opened with a 6-3 victory at the No. 2 position. Bruce Man-Son-Hing and Luis Lopez then clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win at No. 3. In singles play, Hansen improved to 3-0 at the No. 3 position with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Markus Nordby. Vatsal Bajpai also upended Wills Tutecky in three sets before Lopez took down Derek Austin 7-6 (7-3), 7-5 to clinch the match for the Anteaters. It was Lopez's first win at the top of the lineup this season.
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On Tuesday afternoon, UCI dominated Villanova (8-3) with a 6-1 victory. Hansen/Gealer and Man-Son-Hing/Lopez set the tone early once again with wins in each of their matches to secure the doubles point. In singles play, Hansen improved his unbeaten streak to three with a victory over Thomas Dodson 6-1, 6-2. At No. 4, Aaron Bailey defeated Charlie Schuls 7-6 (7-4), 6-1, and freshman Mike Mkrtchian got his first action this season, dispatching Daniel Martinez 6-4, 6-2.
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VERSUS THE OPPONENTS
The Gonzaga Bulldogs (8-2) are winners of four straight and are led by juniors Sam Feit and Kyle Everly, who are each 6-1 in dual singles play this season. Feit and senior Ruadhan O'Sullivan were named to the All-WCC second team in doubles last season, while O'Sullivan was a second team selection in singles. The Anteaters are 9-1 overall against the Bulldogs, including a 6-1 victory last season.
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Navy (14-5) visits UC Irvine with the Patriot League's reigning Rookie and Player of the Year, Andrew Ton, who is 7-3 in dual singles play this season. Freshman Derrick Thompson leads the team with nine dual singles victories.
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Quinnipiac (4-4) has won two straight, and looks to lean on sophomore Hielke Moore and southern California native junior Patrick Cachapero, both of whom were named to the All-MAAC Second Team last season.
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Utah (12-3) has won six straight, and will face USC and UCLA before their match with UC Irvine. The Utes are led by senior Dan Little, who was a Pac-12 honorable mention selection in singles last year, and has already defeated three nationally ranked players this season.
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LOOKING AHEAD
Next week, the Anteaters complete their nine-match home-stand, facing Middlebury (0-0) on Monday and taking on Eastern Washington (1-7) on Thursday.
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