Sunday, April 3
Irvine, Calif.
1:00 PM
UC Irvine
2
vs
4
#61 Cal Poly
UC Irvine Falls to No. 61 Cal Poly, 4-2
April 03, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Results
IRVINE, Calif. - UC Irvine dropped a hard-fought 4-2 decision to No. 61 Cal Poly Sunday afternoon at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
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The 'Eaters (11-5, 1-1 Big West) won two singles matches in straight sets and took three of the remaining four to a third frame, but they were unable to complete the comeback against the defending Big West regular-season champions. It was UCI's first loss since Feb. 13 as its 10-match win streak came to an end.
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Cal Poly (11-4, 2-0 Big West) took the early lead, winning at No. 2 and No. 3 to claim the doubles point. At the top of the lineup, Emmanuel Coste and Noah Zamora held a 4-3 advantage before their match was abandoned.
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Mike Mkrtchian evened the playing field in singles as he was first off the court with a 6-3, 6-2 triumph over Gary Vardanyan at the fifth position. The Mustangs then went back on top, 3-1, as Lawee Sherif fell to Fernando Fonseca, 6-3, 7-6, at No. 4, and Zamora came up short against Colter Smith, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2, at No. 3.
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Riccardo Roberto kept the Anteaters in it by taking down Joe Leather, 7-6, 7-6, on court two, but Cal Poly's Bastiaan Weststrate was able to hold off Ali Amiri, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 at the sixth spot for the 4-2 victory.
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Coste's match against Noah Berry at No. 1 singles was suspended when the Mustangs clinched. Coste was in the midst of a remarkable comeback after dropping the opening set, 6-3, and trailing 5-3 in the second. He stayed alive by winning a deuce point to break serve, giving Coste all the momentum as he took the second set, 7-5, and went up 4-2 in the third.
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UC Irvine continues Big West action at home on Thursday, April 7, whenΒ it welcomes UC Riverside to Anteater Tennis Stadium. Β
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NOTES
β’ All five of UC Irvine's losses this season have come against opponents that have been featured in the ITA National Rankings.
β’ UCI had a rare home defeatΒ as it is now 39-9 at Anteater Tennis Stadium since 2018.
β’ Riccardo Roberto extended his singles win streak to six matches.
β’ Noah Zamora was dealt his first loss since his collegiate debut at USC on Jan. 23.
β’ Zamora and Emmanuel Coste are tied for the team lead with an 8-2 record in dual-match singles.
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IRVINE, Calif. - UC Irvine dropped a hard-fought 4-2 decision to No. 61 Cal Poly Sunday afternoon at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
Β
The 'Eaters (11-5, 1-1 Big West) won two singles matches in straight sets and took three of the remaining four to a third frame, but they were unable to complete the comeback against the defending Big West regular-season champions. It was UCI's first loss since Feb. 13 as its 10-match win streak came to an end.
Β
Cal Poly (11-4, 2-0 Big West) took the early lead, winning at No. 2 and No. 3 to claim the doubles point. At the top of the lineup, Emmanuel Coste and Noah Zamora held a 4-3 advantage before their match was abandoned.
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Mike Mkrtchian evened the playing field in singles as he was first off the court with a 6-3, 6-2 triumph over Gary Vardanyan at the fifth position. The Mustangs then went back on top, 3-1, as Lawee Sherif fell to Fernando Fonseca, 6-3, 7-6, at No. 4, and Zamora came up short against Colter Smith, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2, at No. 3.
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Riccardo Roberto kept the Anteaters in it by taking down Joe Leather, 7-6, 7-6, on court two, but Cal Poly's Bastiaan Weststrate was able to hold off Ali Amiri, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 at the sixth spot for the 4-2 victory.
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Coste's match against Noah Berry at No. 1 singles was suspended when the Mustangs clinched. Coste was in the midst of a remarkable comeback after dropping the opening set, 6-3, and trailing 5-3 in the second. He stayed alive by winning a deuce point to break serve, giving Coste all the momentum as he took the second set, 7-5, and went up 4-2 in the third.
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UC Irvine continues Big West action at home on Thursday, April 7, whenΒ it welcomes UC Riverside to Anteater Tennis Stadium. Β
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NOTES
β’ All five of UC Irvine's losses this season have come against opponents that have been featured in the ITA National Rankings.
β’ UCI had a rare home defeatΒ as it is now 39-9 at Anteater Tennis Stadium since 2018.
β’ Riccardo Roberto extended his singles win streak to six matches.
β’ Noah Zamora was dealt his first loss since his collegiate debut at USC on Jan. 23.
β’ Zamora and Emmanuel Coste are tied for the team lead with an 8-2 record in dual-match singles.
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