Wednesday, March 24
Irvine, Calif.
11:00 AM
UC Irvine
7
vs
0
Portland State
UCI Blanks Portland State, 7-0
March 24, 2021 | Men's Tennis
Results
IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's tennis team did not drop a set in a 7-0 sweep of Portland State (7-6) Wednesday afternoon at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
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The 'Eaters (5-4), who were coming off back-to-back losses to top-25 opponents, returned to the win column in dominant fashion. Matthew Sah and Jonathan Star kicked things off in doubles with a 6-2 rout of Nikola Dimitrijevic/Bryan Husin at No. 3. Bjorn Hoffmann and Mateusz Smolicki then clinched the team point with a 6-4 triumph against Tommy Edwards/Matteo Fortini at the top of the lineup.
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Bruce Man-Son-Hing and Mark Peneff followed suit, outlasting Tommy Hsu/Sam Roberts, 7-6 (2), for the clean doubles sweep.
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The Anteaters kept their foot on the gas in singles where they earned six straight-set victories.
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In his first singles match of the season, Smolicki was first off the court, making quick work of Hsu, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 4.
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Hoffmann, who was ranked 60th in the Oracle ITA Singles Rankings released earlier today, also dispatched Fortini, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 1. Jeremy Merville then secured the team victory by taking down Edwards, 7-5, 6-4, at the second position.
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UCI kept rolling as Mike Mkrtchian finished off a 6-2, 7-5 win against Nils Plutat on court five, before Ali Amiri delivered a 7-5, 6-1 triumph over Roberts at No. 6.
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On court three, Peneff emerged with a hard-fought 7-6 (5) first-set victory, and carried the momentum into the second frame where he closed out the match with a 6-1 win.
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UC Irvine will hit the road this weekend for its Big West opener at Cal Poly on Saturday, March 27.
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NOTES
β’ UC Irvine improved to 3-0 at home this season.
β’ The Anteaters are also 4-1 when winning the doubles point.
β’ Bruce Man-Son-Hing moved into a tie for 17th in program history with his 48th career doubles victory.
β’ Bjorn Hoffmann picked up his team-leading sixth singles win, all coming at the top of the lineup.
β’ Mateusz Smolicki made his season debut in singles after playing only doubles in the last two matches.
β’ Smolicki improved to 4-0 at No. 4 in his UCI career.
IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's tennis team did not drop a set in a 7-0 sweep of Portland State (7-6) Wednesday afternoon at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
Β
The 'Eaters (5-4), who were coming off back-to-back losses to top-25 opponents, returned to the win column in dominant fashion. Matthew Sah and Jonathan Star kicked things off in doubles with a 6-2 rout of Nikola Dimitrijevic/Bryan Husin at No. 3. Bjorn Hoffmann and Mateusz Smolicki then clinched the team point with a 6-4 triumph against Tommy Edwards/Matteo Fortini at the top of the lineup.
Β
Bruce Man-Son-Hing and Mark Peneff followed suit, outlasting Tommy Hsu/Sam Roberts, 7-6 (2), for the clean doubles sweep.
Β
The Anteaters kept their foot on the gas in singles where they earned six straight-set victories.
Β
In his first singles match of the season, Smolicki was first off the court, making quick work of Hsu, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 4.
Β
Hoffmann, who was ranked 60th in the Oracle ITA Singles Rankings released earlier today, also dispatched Fortini, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 1. Jeremy Merville then secured the team victory by taking down Edwards, 7-5, 6-4, at the second position.
Β
UCI kept rolling as Mike Mkrtchian finished off a 6-2, 7-5 win against Nils Plutat on court five, before Ali Amiri delivered a 7-5, 6-1 triumph over Roberts at No. 6.
Β
On court three, Peneff emerged with a hard-fought 7-6 (5) first-set victory, and carried the momentum into the second frame where he closed out the match with a 6-1 win.
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UC Irvine will hit the road this weekend for its Big West opener at Cal Poly on Saturday, March 27.
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NOTES
β’ UC Irvine improved to 3-0 at home this season.
β’ The Anteaters are also 4-1 when winning the doubles point.
β’ Bruce Man-Son-Hing moved into a tie for 17th in program history with his 48th career doubles victory.
β’ Bjorn Hoffmann picked up his team-leading sixth singles win, all coming at the top of the lineup.
β’ Mateusz Smolicki made his season debut in singles after playing only doubles in the last two matches.
β’ Smolicki improved to 4-0 at No. 4 in his UCI career.
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