Friday, October 6
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UCSB Fall Classic
Krishna, Nguyen Lead UCI on First Day of UCSB Classic
October 06, 2023 | Men's Tennis
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's tennis team kicked off the UC Santa Barbara Fall Classic with one round of doubles and one round of singles Friday at Arnhold Tennis Center.
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A pair of Anteaters advanced in the Flight A singles bracket. Junior Rithvik Krishna had an impressive performance, defeating UCSB's Conrad Brown, 7-6, 7-6. In his collegiate debut, freshman Andy Nguyen also cruised to a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Gerhard Sullwald of Grand Canyon.
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Junior Lawee Sherif got out to a strong start, but the Gauchos' Luka Mrsic was able to rally for theΒ 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 comeback win. In Flight B, Matthew Sah dropped a 6-3, 7-6 decision to GCU's Alfred Almasi.
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UCI fell in both its doubles matches.
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The 'Eaters will be back at it tomorrow as they continue both singles and doubles action at the UCSB Fall Classic.
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UCSB Fall Classic
Arnhold Tennis Center
Friday, Oct. 6
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Flight A Singles
Rithvik Krishna (UCI) def. Conrad Brown (UCSB) 7-6, 7-6
Luka Mrsic (UCSB) def. Lawee Sherif (UCI) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
Andy Nguyen (UCI) def. Gerhard Sullwald (GCU) 6-4, 6-3
Flight B Singles
Alfred Almasi (GCU) def. Matthew Sah (UCI) 6-3, 7-6
Flight A Doubles
Colter Smith/Bastiaan Weststrate (CP) def. Rithvik Krishna/Matthew Sah (UCI) 8-5
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Flight B Doubles
Andre Saleh/Liam Spiers (SDSU) def. Andy Nguyen/Lawee Sherif (UCI) 8-3
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A pair of Anteaters advanced in the Flight A singles bracket. Junior Rithvik Krishna had an impressive performance, defeating UCSB's Conrad Brown, 7-6, 7-6. In his collegiate debut, freshman Andy Nguyen also cruised to a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Gerhard Sullwald of Grand Canyon.
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Junior Lawee Sherif got out to a strong start, but the Gauchos' Luka Mrsic was able to rally for theΒ 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 comeback win. In Flight B, Matthew Sah dropped a 6-3, 7-6 decision to GCU's Alfred Almasi.
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UCI fell in both its doubles matches.
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The 'Eaters will be back at it tomorrow as they continue both singles and doubles action at the UCSB Fall Classic.
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UCSB Fall Classic
Arnhold Tennis Center
Friday, Oct. 6
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Flight A Singles
Rithvik Krishna (UCI) def. Conrad Brown (UCSB) 7-6, 7-6
Luka Mrsic (UCSB) def. Lawee Sherif (UCI) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
Andy Nguyen (UCI) def. Gerhard Sullwald (GCU) 6-4, 6-3
Flight B Singles
Alfred Almasi (GCU) def. Matthew Sah (UCI) 6-3, 7-6
Flight A Doubles
Colter Smith/Bastiaan Weststrate (CP) def. Rithvik Krishna/Matthew Sah (UCI) 8-5
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Flight B Doubles
Andre Saleh/Liam Spiers (SDSU) def. Andy Nguyen/Lawee Sherif (UCI) 8-3
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