Saturday, February 1
Irvine, Calif.
12:30 PM
UC Irvine
2
vs
5
San Diego State
'Eaters Fall to San Diego State in Dual-Match Opener
February 01, 2020 | Men's Tennis
Results (PDF)
IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's tennis (0-1) team fell to San Diego State, 5-2, in its dual-match opener Saturday at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
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The Aztecs (2-3) took the early lead, winning a hard-fought doubles point that went down to the wire. After SDSU came out on top on court two, junior Antoine Barthe and senior Daniel Gealer evened the playing field with a 6-4 victory over Rafael Gonzalez/Jan Kirchoff at No. 3.
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All eyes then turned to the top of the lineup where senior Bruce Man-Son-Hing and junior Mateusz Smolicki were locked in a back-and-forth battle against Ignacio Martinez/Aaro Pollanen. The 'Eaters went up, 6-5, before the visitors fought back for the 7-6 (3) win.
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In singles, sophomore Mark Peneff dominated on court two, dispatching Jan Kirchhoff, 6-2, 6-4. Gealer was also victorious in his match at No. 3, bouncing back from a first-set loss to outlast Pollanen, 1-6, 6-4, 10-4.
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Junior Jeremy Merville came up just short against Arnaud Restifo as he dropped a 6-7 (5), 7-5, 10-3 decision at the fourth spot. Smolicki (No. 1), freshman Ali Amiri (No. 5) and sophomore Mike Mkrtchian (No. 6) also fell in their respective matches.
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UC Irvine is back in action next week when it starts a five-match road swing at San Francisco (Feb. 7) and Saint Mary's (Feb. 9).
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IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's tennis (0-1) team fell to San Diego State, 5-2, in its dual-match opener Saturday at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
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The Aztecs (2-3) took the early lead, winning a hard-fought doubles point that went down to the wire. After SDSU came out on top on court two, junior Antoine Barthe and senior Daniel Gealer evened the playing field with a 6-4 victory over Rafael Gonzalez/Jan Kirchoff at No. 3.
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All eyes then turned to the top of the lineup where senior Bruce Man-Son-Hing and junior Mateusz Smolicki were locked in a back-and-forth battle against Ignacio Martinez/Aaro Pollanen. The 'Eaters went up, 6-5, before the visitors fought back for the 7-6 (3) win.
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In singles, sophomore Mark Peneff dominated on court two, dispatching Jan Kirchhoff, 6-2, 6-4. Gealer was also victorious in his match at No. 3, bouncing back from a first-set loss to outlast Pollanen, 1-6, 6-4, 10-4.
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Junior Jeremy Merville came up just short against Arnaud Restifo as he dropped a 6-7 (5), 7-5, 10-3 decision at the fourth spot. Smolicki (No. 1), freshman Ali Amiri (No. 5) and sophomore Mike Mkrtchian (No. 6) also fell in their respective matches.
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UC Irvine is back in action next week when it starts a five-match road swing at San Francisco (Feb. 7) and Saint Mary's (Feb. 9).
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