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.
For the second time in their last three outings, the Anteaters came up short in a contest that went down to the wire.
The 'Eaters (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.
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.
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.
The match was then decided on court one where Zamora had forced a third set, but was unable to complete the comeback as Pedro Liborio escaped with the 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win.
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.
For the second time in their last three outings, the Anteaters came up short in a contest that went down to the wire.
The 'Eaters (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.
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.
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.
The match was then decided on court one where Zamora had forced a third set, but was unable to complete the comeback as Pedro Liborio escaped with the 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win.
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.
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
Players Mentioned
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