Saturday, February 18
Stockton, Calif.
2:00 PM
UC Irvine
3
vs
4
Nevada
Photo by: Matt Brown
UCI Comes up Short Against Nevada, 4-3
February 18, 2023 | Men's Tennis
STOCKTON, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's tennis team fell to Nevada, 4-3, in a neutral-site match Saturday at Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center.
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For the second time in their last three outings, the Anteaters came up short in a contest that went down to the wire.
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The 'EatersΒ (0-4) started strong, earning the hard-fought doubles point. After falling at No. 3, UCI won a tiebreaker at the top two spots in the lineup for the early advantage.
Making their debut as a tandem, junior Brandon Park and sophomore Noah Zamora took down Matheo Coupu/Delmas N'Tcha, 7-6 (3) on court one. Senior Ali Amiri and junior Thomas Smart also upended the All-Mountain West pairing of Satchel Benn/Loris Zisswiller, 7-6 (3) at No. 2.
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In singles, Park made quick work of Benn, 6-1, 6-4, at No. 3 to put UC Irvine on top, 2-0. The Wolf Pack then came storming back with wins at the second, fourth and fifth positions to pull ahead, 3-2.
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Smart brought the Anteaters even with an impressive victory at No. 6 as he rebounded from an opening-set loss to defeat Zisswiller, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.
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The match was then decided on court one where Zamora had forced aΒ third set, but was unable to complete the comeback asΒ Pedro LiborioΒ escaped with the 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win.
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UC Irvine will look to bounce back tomorrow when it takes on Pacific. First serve is set for 12 p.m. at Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center.
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For the second time in their last three outings, the Anteaters came up short in a contest that went down to the wire.
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The 'EatersΒ (0-4) started strong, earning the hard-fought doubles point. After falling at No. 3, UCI won a tiebreaker at the top two spots in the lineup for the early advantage.
Making their debut as a tandem, junior Brandon Park and sophomore Noah Zamora took down Matheo Coupu/Delmas N'Tcha, 7-6 (3) on court one. Senior Ali Amiri and junior Thomas Smart also upended the All-Mountain West pairing of Satchel Benn/Loris Zisswiller, 7-6 (3) at No. 2.
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In singles, Park made quick work of Benn, 6-1, 6-4, at No. 3 to put UC Irvine on top, 2-0. The Wolf Pack then came storming back with wins at the second, fourth and fifth positions to pull ahead, 3-2.
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Smart brought the Anteaters even with an impressive victory at No. 6 as he rebounded from an opening-set loss to defeat Zisswiller, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.
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The match was then decided on court one where Zamora had forced aΒ third set, but was unable to complete the comeback asΒ Pedro LiborioΒ escaped with the 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win.
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UC Irvine will look to bounce back tomorrow when it takes on Pacific. First serve is set for 12 p.m. at Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
123
Liborio, Pedro / 0 [NV]
646
463
#2 Singles Match
123
Coupu, Matheo / 0 [NV]
647
165
#3 Singles Match
12
Benn, Satchel / 0 [NV]
14
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Kadiri Hassani, Y. / 0 [NV]
666
713
#5 Singles Match
12
Zisswiller, Loris / 0 [NV]
67
25
#6 Singles Match
123
Batalla, Juan / 0 [NV]
733
566
Order of Finish:
3,4,5,2,6,1
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