Saturday, February 19
Irvine, Calif.
10:00 AM
UC Irvine
5
vs
2
Pacific
UC Irvine Defeats Pacific, 5-2
February 19, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Results
IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's tennis team was dominant in singles play to earn a 5-2 victory over Pacific Saturday at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
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The 'Eaters (2-4) won five of their six singles matches, including four in straight sets.
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The doubles point went down to the final match. Ali Amiri and Emmanuel Coste were handed their first loss of the season, falling to Peter Alam/Manroop Saini at the second position. Riccardo Roberto and Lawee Sherif then tied it up with a 6-3 win over Aleska Mardjonovic/Coby McCaig at the top of the lineup. The Tigers (0-4) eventually took the early 1-0 lead with a 6-2 triumph at No. 3.
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UC Irvine bounced back in singles, starting with Roberto, who took care of business on court two, dispatching Alam, 6-1, 6-1. Mike Mkrtchian followed with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over McCaig at the sixth spot, but UOP's Amar then won in straight sets at No. 4 to even the match at 2-2.
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UCI would finish strong, winning the final three matches. Sherif upended Liam Puttergill, 6-3, 7-5 at No. 3, before Coste clinched the match with a 6-2, 6-3 victory at No. 1.
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Noah Zamora closed out the day with his first dual-match singles win as he came from behind to top Brandon Park, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 on court five.
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UC Irvine will head to Northern California next weekend for matches at San Francisco (Feb. 26) and Santa Clara (Feb. 27).
IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's tennis team was dominant in singles play to earn a 5-2 victory over Pacific Saturday at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
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The 'Eaters (2-4) won five of their six singles matches, including four in straight sets.
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The doubles point went down to the final match. Ali Amiri and Emmanuel Coste were handed their first loss of the season, falling to Peter Alam/Manroop Saini at the second position. Riccardo Roberto and Lawee Sherif then tied it up with a 6-3 win over Aleska Mardjonovic/Coby McCaig at the top of the lineup. The Tigers (0-4) eventually took the early 1-0 lead with a 6-2 triumph at No. 3.
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UC Irvine bounced back in singles, starting with Roberto, who took care of business on court two, dispatching Alam, 6-1, 6-1. Mike Mkrtchian followed with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over McCaig at the sixth spot, but UOP's Amar then won in straight sets at No. 4 to even the match at 2-2.
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UCI would finish strong, winning the final three matches. Sherif upended Liam Puttergill, 6-3, 7-5 at No. 3, before Coste clinched the match with a 6-2, 6-3 victory at No. 1.
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Noah Zamora closed out the day with his first dual-match singles win as he came from behind to top Brandon Park, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 on court five.
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UC Irvine will head to Northern California next weekend for matches at San Francisco (Feb. 26) and Santa Clara (Feb. 27).
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