IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's tennis team concludes its fall tournament season this weekend when it heads to Los Angeles for the LMU Invitational, Nov. 11-13.
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The Anteaters are one of four teams who will be at LMU Tennis Center for the three-day tournament. They are slated to kick off the weekend with singles matches against Pac-12 foe Utah Friday at 9 a.m. In the afternoon, UCI will take on fellow Big West member Cal Poly in doubles.
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On Saturday, the 'Eaters square off against host Loyola Marymount in doubles at noon and follow with singles against the Mustangs. They are then scheduled to close out the tournament Sunday against Utah (singles) and LMU (doubles).
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UC Irvine was last in action at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships in Malibu, California, Oct. 20-23. Graduate transfer
Enrique Luque Rico and sophomore
Noah Zamora advanced to the Round of 32 in both singles and doubles.
Matthew Sah and
Thomas Smart also made it to the Round of 32 in the doubles main draw.
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On the season, Zamora leads the Anteaters with seven singles victories. He went 2-1 at the ITA All-American Championships, 3-0 at the San Diego Veterans Tennis Classic and 2-2 at the ITA Southwest Regional. Junior
Brandon Park is also 6-2 in singles and has won his last three matches, including against two Pac-12 opponents from Arizona State.
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Friday, Nov. 11
vs. Utah (Singles), 9 a.m.
vs. Cal Poly (Doubles), following singles
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Saturday, Nov. 12
vs. LMU (Doubles), 12 p.m.
vs. Cal Poly (Singles), following doubles
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Sunday, Nov. 13
vs. Utah (Doubles), 12 p.m.
vs. LMU (Singles), following doubles