Saturday, April 16
Davis, Calif.
12:00 PM
UC Irvine
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Anteaters Earn 4-2 Big West Road Win at UC Davis
April 16, 2022 | Men's Tennis
DAVIS, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's tennis team earned a Big West road win on Saturday, defeating UC Davis, 4-2, at Marya Welch Tennis Center.
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With the victory, the Anteaters improved to 13-6 overall and 3-2 in conference play. UCI is currently fourth in the standings and will host second-place Hawai'i in its regular-season finale next Sunday, April 24.
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The Aggies won at No. 3 doubles before Emmanuel Coste and Noah Zamora evened the playing field byΒ upending Andrei Volgin/Mitchell Davis, 6-4, at the top of the lineup. The point then came down to a tiebreaker on court two where Matthew Sah/Lawee Sherif dropped a narrow 7-6 (7-4) decision to Brett Brinkman/Andras Necz.
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UCD (14-13, 0-5 Big West) pulled ahead 2-0 with a win at No. 5 singles, but the 'Eaters responded with back-to-back straight-set victories. Mike Mkrtchian got UC Irvine on the board as he dispatched Davis, 6-1, 6-2, at the sixth position. Sherif followed with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph overΒ NeczΒ at No. 4.
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The Anteaters kept the momentum with Riccardo Roberto coming from behind to defeat Ryan Torres, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 at No. 2. Zamora also bounced back from a first-set loss to clinch the team victory with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 win against Morgan on court three.
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The 'Eaters will be back in action on Sunday, April 24, when they host Hawai'i on Senior Day.
NOTES
β’ UC Irvine, which hasn't lost to UC Davis since 2018, improved to 14-5 in the all-time series (since 2003).
β’ Riccardo Roberto extended his singles win streak to seven matches.
β’ Emmanuel Coste and Noah Zamora earned their first Big West doubles victory after their last four matches went unfinished.
β’ Zamora also earned his 10th dual-match singles win (10-2), making him the first 'Eater to reach double digits this season.
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With the victory, the Anteaters improved to 13-6 overall and 3-2 in conference play. UCI is currently fourth in the standings and will host second-place Hawai'i in its regular-season finale next Sunday, April 24.
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The Aggies won at No. 3 doubles before Emmanuel Coste and Noah Zamora evened the playing field byΒ upending Andrei Volgin/Mitchell Davis, 6-4, at the top of the lineup. The point then came down to a tiebreaker on court two where Matthew Sah/Lawee Sherif dropped a narrow 7-6 (7-4) decision to Brett Brinkman/Andras Necz.
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UCD (14-13, 0-5 Big West) pulled ahead 2-0 with a win at No. 5 singles, but the 'Eaters responded with back-to-back straight-set victories. Mike Mkrtchian got UC Irvine on the board as he dispatched Davis, 6-1, 6-2, at the sixth position. Sherif followed with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph overΒ NeczΒ at No. 4.
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The Anteaters kept the momentum with Riccardo Roberto coming from behind to defeat Ryan Torres, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 at No. 2. Zamora also bounced back from a first-set loss to clinch the team victory with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 win against Morgan on court three.
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The 'Eaters will be back in action on Sunday, April 24, when they host Hawai'i on Senior Day.
NOTES
β’ UC Irvine, which hasn't lost to UC Davis since 2018, improved to 14-5 in the all-time series (since 2003).
β’ Riccardo Roberto extended his singles win streak to seven matches.
β’ Emmanuel Coste and Noah Zamora earned their first Big West doubles victory after their last four matches went unfinished.
β’ Zamora also earned his 10th dual-match singles win (10-2), making him the first 'Eater to reach double digits this season.
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