Saturday, October 7
Santa Barbara, Calif.
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UCSB Fall Classic
Anteaters Wrap up Day Two in Santa Barbara
October 07, 2023 | Men's Tennis
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's tennis team continued action at the UCSB Fall Classic Saturday at Arnhold Tennis Center.
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In doubles, freshman Andy Nguyen and junior Lawee Sherif earned their first victory as a pair, taking down Sean Ferguson/Wian Roothman of Cal Poly, 8-5. Nguyen and Sherif advance to tomorrow's Flight B consolation final where they are slated to square off against Loyola Marymount's Inigo Diaz/Max Wuelfing.
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Over in Flight A, junior Rithvik Krishna and senior Matthew Sah dropped a tightly contested match to Robin Parts/Mathieu Josserand of San Diego State, 8-6.
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Krishna bounced back in singles play as he cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Grand Canyon's Jonathan Da Silva. Krishna then fell to UCSB's Lucca Liu, 6-4, 7-5, in the Flight A semifinals.
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Nguyen came up just short in his Flight A quarterfinal match against the Gauchos' Gianluca Brunkow. Nguyen took the first set, but Brunkow was able to battle back for the 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory. In the backend of the draw, Sherif upended Fernando Fonseca of Cal Poly, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
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Sah added a consolation victory in Flight B, upendingΒ LMU's Sascha Nothdurft, 7-6 (2), 6-3.
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UC Irvine returns to the courts tomorrow for the third and final day of the UCSB Fall Classic.
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UCSB Fall Classic
Arnhold Tennis Center
Saturday, Oct. 7
Flight A Singles
Rithvik Krishna (UCI) def. Jonathan Da Silva (GCU) 6-1, 6-3
Lucca Liu (UCSB) def. Rithvik Krishna (UCI) 6-4, 7-5
Gianluca Brunkow (UCSB) def. Andy Nguyen (UCI) 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-4
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Flight A Consolation Singles
Lawee Sherif (UCI) def. Fernando Fonseca (Cal Poly) 6-3, 7-6 (5)
Gerhard Sullwald (GCU) def. Lawee Sherif (UCI) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
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Flight B Consolation Singles
Matthew Sah (UCI) def. Sascha Nothdurft (LMU) 7-6 (2), 6-3
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Flight A Doubles
Robin Parts/Mathieu Josserand (SDSU) def. Rithvik Krishna/Matthew Sah 8-6
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Flight B Doubles
Andy Nguyen/Lawee Sherif def. Wian Roothman/Sean Ferguson (Cal Poly) 8-5
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In doubles, freshman Andy Nguyen and junior Lawee Sherif earned their first victory as a pair, taking down Sean Ferguson/Wian Roothman of Cal Poly, 8-5. Nguyen and Sherif advance to tomorrow's Flight B consolation final where they are slated to square off against Loyola Marymount's Inigo Diaz/Max Wuelfing.
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Over in Flight A, junior Rithvik Krishna and senior Matthew Sah dropped a tightly contested match to Robin Parts/Mathieu Josserand of San Diego State, 8-6.
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Krishna bounced back in singles play as he cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Grand Canyon's Jonathan Da Silva. Krishna then fell to UCSB's Lucca Liu, 6-4, 7-5, in the Flight A semifinals.
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Nguyen came up just short in his Flight A quarterfinal match against the Gauchos' Gianluca Brunkow. Nguyen took the first set, but Brunkow was able to battle back for the 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory. In the backend of the draw, Sherif upended Fernando Fonseca of Cal Poly, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
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Sah added a consolation victory in Flight B, upendingΒ LMU's Sascha Nothdurft, 7-6 (2), 6-3.
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UC Irvine returns to the courts tomorrow for the third and final day of the UCSB Fall Classic.
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UCSB Fall Classic
Arnhold Tennis Center
Saturday, Oct. 7
Flight A Singles
Rithvik Krishna (UCI) def. Jonathan Da Silva (GCU) 6-1, 6-3
Lucca Liu (UCSB) def. Rithvik Krishna (UCI) 6-4, 7-5
Gianluca Brunkow (UCSB) def. Andy Nguyen (UCI) 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-4
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Flight A Consolation Singles
Lawee Sherif (UCI) def. Fernando Fonseca (Cal Poly) 6-3, 7-6 (5)
Gerhard Sullwald (GCU) def. Lawee Sherif (UCI) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
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Flight B Consolation Singles
Matthew Sah (UCI) def. Sascha Nothdurft (LMU) 7-6 (2), 6-3
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Flight A Doubles
Robin Parts/Mathieu Josserand (SDSU) def. Rithvik Krishna/Matthew Sah 8-6
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Flight B Doubles
Andy Nguyen/Lawee Sherif def. Wian Roothman/Sean Ferguson (Cal Poly) 8-5
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