Friday, November 11
Los Angeles, Calif.
9:00 AM
UC Irvine
at
LMU Invitational
Photo by: Matt Brown
Anteaters Start Strong at LMU Invitational
November 12, 2022 | Men's Tennis
LOS ANGELES - The UC Irvine men's tennis team combined to win nine of its 12 singles matches to start the LMU Invitational.
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On Friday, the Anteaters had five straight-set victories against Utah. At No. 5, Thomas Smart dispatched Rian Ta, 6-0, 6-1. Rithvik Krishna also cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 win over Geremia Rossi at No. 3, while Enrique Luque Rico defeated Jayson Blando, 6-3, 6-2, on court two. Ali Amiri added a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Dylan Applegate at No. 4, and Matthew Sah picked up aΒ 6-1, 6-3 triumph over Charlie Spina at the sixth position.
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In doubles, UCI won at the top two spots against fellow Big West member Cal Poly. Sah and Noah Zamora upended Colter Smith/Bastiaan Westrate at No. 1. Amiri andΒ Smart also teamed up for a 6-4 win over Fernando Fonseca/Ben Keyser at No. 2.
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On Saturday, the 'Eaters started with doubles against host Loyola Marymount. Ali Amiri and Rithvik Krishna highlighted the match-up with a hard-fought 7-6 (8) win over Lincoln Bellamy/Alvaro Gonzalez.
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In singles, Luque Rico, Krishna, Amiri and Smart improved to 2-0 in the tournament. Luque Rico took down Smith in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3. Smart, meanwhile, outlasted Keyser 7-6 in the first set and carried the momentum into the second where he registered a 6-1 victory.
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Krishna bounced back from an opening-set loss to defeat Weststrate, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4. Amiri also won in three, topping Aaron Eliscu, 7-6, 3-6, 6-2.
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UC Irvine will close out the LMU Invitational, and its fall tournament season, Sunday with singles against Utah and doubles against Loyola Marymount.
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On Friday, the Anteaters had five straight-set victories against Utah. At No. 5, Thomas Smart dispatched Rian Ta, 6-0, 6-1. Rithvik Krishna also cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 win over Geremia Rossi at No. 3, while Enrique Luque Rico defeated Jayson Blando, 6-3, 6-2, on court two. Ali Amiri added a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Dylan Applegate at No. 4, and Matthew Sah picked up aΒ 6-1, 6-3 triumph over Charlie Spina at the sixth position.
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In doubles, UCI won at the top two spots against fellow Big West member Cal Poly. Sah and Noah Zamora upended Colter Smith/Bastiaan Westrate at No. 1. Amiri andΒ Smart also teamed up for a 6-4 win over Fernando Fonseca/Ben Keyser at No. 2.
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On Saturday, the 'Eaters started with doubles against host Loyola Marymount. Ali Amiri and Rithvik Krishna highlighted the match-up with a hard-fought 7-6 (8) win over Lincoln Bellamy/Alvaro Gonzalez.
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In singles, Luque Rico, Krishna, Amiri and Smart improved to 2-0 in the tournament. Luque Rico took down Smith in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3. Smart, meanwhile, outlasted Keyser 7-6 in the first set and carried the momentum into the second where he registered a 6-1 victory.
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Krishna bounced back from an opening-set loss to defeat Weststrate, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4. Amiri also won in three, topping Aaron Eliscu, 7-6, 3-6, 6-2.
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UC Irvine will close out the LMU Invitational, and its fall tournament season, Sunday with singles against Utah and doubles against Loyola Marymount.
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