Results

IRVINE, Calif. – The UC Irvine men's tennis team blanked Villanova, 4-0, Wednesday afternoon at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
 
The 'Eaters have won four in a row and improved to 5-4 on the season, while the Wildcats dropped to 2-6.
 
UCI claimed the doubles point for the second-straight match. Ali Amiri and Riccardo Roberto took care of business on court two, upending Trey Forticq/Anthony Prokurat, 6-2. The Wildcats pulled even with a victory at No. 1 before Matthew Sah and Lawee Sherif secured the 1-0 lead with a 6-4 triumph at No. 3. Sah and Sherif, who made their debut as a pairing this past Sunday, are now 2-0.
 
Sah kept the momentum in singles, making quick work of Noah Winton, 6-0, 6-2, at the fifth position.
 
In his first match at the top of the lineup this season, Roberto dispatched Forticq, 6-3, 6-2. Rithvik Krishna then followed with his first collegiate dual-match victory as he clinched the 4-0 sweep with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Will Gatti at No. 6.
 
The Anteaters were also up in the remaining three singles matches that went unfinished as Mike Mkrtchian led 6-4, 5-2, at No. 4, Zamora was up, 6-2, 4-4 at No. 2 and Sherif was on the comeback trail at 3-6, 6-1, 2-0 on court three.
 
UC Irvine is back in action on Sunday, March 6, when it makes its way to Loyola Marymount for a 12 p.m. match.
 
NOTES
• UC Irvine improved to 3-1 at home this season and is now 35-8 (.814) at Anteater Tennis Stadium since 2018.
• Riccardo Roberto extended his singles win streak to four matches with his last loss coming at UCLA on Feb. 13.
• UCI moved to 5-0 in its all-time series with Villanova.