Wednesday, March 23
Irvine, Calif.
12:00 PM
UC Irvine
5
vs
2
DePaul
Anteaters Top DePaul, 5-2, in Non-Conference Finale
March 23, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Results
IRVINE, Calif. β The UC Irvine men's tennis team closed out non-conference play with a 5-2 victory over defending BIG EAST champion DePaul Wednesday afternoon at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
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The 'Eaters extended their win streak to nine and improved to 10-4 on the season.
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For the fifth time in the last six matches, UCI claimed the doubles point. Matthew Sah and Lawee Sherif got things started with a 6-2 victory over Lars Peder Minsaas/Luuk Wassenaar at No. 2. Ali Amiri and Mike Mkrtchian then took down Matteo Iaquinto/Trip Tuff, 6-4, at the third position to secure the early lead. Emmanuel Coste and Noah Zamora were also up 5-4 at the top of the lineup when their match was suspended.
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DePaul (6-10) evened the playing field in singles with a win on court four, but just seconds later, Zamora put UC Irvine back on top. He won his seventh-straight match and improved to 3-0 at No. 2 with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph over Marino Jakic.
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Amiri followed with a straight-set victory as he dispatched Tuff, 6-2, 6-2, at the fifth spot to make it 3-1 in favor of the Anteaters. The Blue Demons stayed alive with a win at No. 6, but Sherif then delivered a 6-2, 7-6 (9-7) match-clinching victory over Minsaas on court three.
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No. 81 Coste added another point for the 'Eaters as he closed out the day by upending VitoΒ Tonejc, who was the 2021 BIG EAST Player of the Year, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 1.
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UC Irvine will kick off Big West action next week, traveling to UC San Diego (March 31) before hosting Cal Poly (April 3).
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NOTES
β’ UCI is 7-1 at home this year and is 39-8 at Anteater Tennis Stadium since 2018.
β’ Noah Zamora improved to 7-1 in dual-match singles and is now 4-0 when playing at the top two spots in the lineup.
β’ Ali Amiri extended his individual win streak to four and has not dropped a set during that stretch.
β’ Emmanuel Coste picked up his 10th overall singles win (7-2 dual).
β’ Matthew Sah/Lawee Sherif (5-1) earned their team-leading fifth doubles victory in dual-match play.
IRVINE, Calif. β The UC Irvine men's tennis team closed out non-conference play with a 5-2 victory over defending BIG EAST champion DePaul Wednesday afternoon at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
Β
The 'Eaters extended their win streak to nine and improved to 10-4 on the season.
Β
For the fifth time in the last six matches, UCI claimed the doubles point. Matthew Sah and Lawee Sherif got things started with a 6-2 victory over Lars Peder Minsaas/Luuk Wassenaar at No. 2. Ali Amiri and Mike Mkrtchian then took down Matteo Iaquinto/Trip Tuff, 6-4, at the third position to secure the early lead. Emmanuel Coste and Noah Zamora were also up 5-4 at the top of the lineup when their match was suspended.
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DePaul (6-10) evened the playing field in singles with a win on court four, but just seconds later, Zamora put UC Irvine back on top. He won his seventh-straight match and improved to 3-0 at No. 2 with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph over Marino Jakic.
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Amiri followed with a straight-set victory as he dispatched Tuff, 6-2, 6-2, at the fifth spot to make it 3-1 in favor of the Anteaters. The Blue Demons stayed alive with a win at No. 6, but Sherif then delivered a 6-2, 7-6 (9-7) match-clinching victory over Minsaas on court three.
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No. 81 Coste added another point for the 'Eaters as he closed out the day by upending VitoΒ Tonejc, who was the 2021 BIG EAST Player of the Year, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 1.
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UC Irvine will kick off Big West action next week, traveling to UC San Diego (March 31) before hosting Cal Poly (April 3).
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NOTES
β’ UCI is 7-1 at home this year and is 39-8 at Anteater Tennis Stadium since 2018.
β’ Noah Zamora improved to 7-1 in dual-match singles and is now 4-0 when playing at the top two spots in the lineup.
β’ Ali Amiri extended his individual win streak to four and has not dropped a set during that stretch.
β’ Emmanuel Coste picked up his 10th overall singles win (7-2 dual).
β’ Matthew Sah/Lawee Sherif (5-1) earned their team-leading fifth doubles victory in dual-match play.
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