Sunday, April 16
Irvine, Calif.
1:00 PM
UC Irvine
1
vs
4
#38 UC Santa Barbara
UC Irvine Falls to No. 38 UC Santa Barbara, 4-1
April 16, 2023 | Men's Tennis
IRVINE, Calif. - UC Irvine saw its 10-match win streak come to an end with a 4-1 loss to 38th-ranked UC Santa Barbara Sunday at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
It was UCI's first Big West loss and its first defeat since March 3. The 'Eaters (11-7, 4-1 Big West) are now tied for second with the Gauchos (19-3, 4-1 Big West) in the conference standings, sitting a half-game back of UC Davis (5-1), who the Anteaters beat on Friday.
UCSB took the doubles point with a pair of 6-4 victories at Nos. 2 and 3. At the top of the lineup, Brandon Park and Noah Zamora were tied with 68th-ranked Kai Brady/Philip Jordan, 5-5, when the Gauchos clinched the point.
UC Irvine pulled even in singles as Ali Amiri upended Brady, 6-4, 6-1, on court five. Amiri extended his win streak to eight.
UC Santa Barbara then responded with straight-set victories at No. 1, No. 6 and No. 3 to secure the 4-1 win in a rematch of last year's Big West championship match.
UCI is back at Anteater Tennis Stadium next Sunday, April 23, when it hosts UC San Diego in its regular-season finale. First serve is set for 3 p.m.
It was UCI's first Big West loss and its first defeat since March 3. The 'Eaters (11-7, 4-1 Big West) are now tied for second with the Gauchos (19-3, 4-1 Big West) in the conference standings, sitting a half-game back of UC Davis (5-1), who the Anteaters beat on Friday.
UCSB took the doubles point with a pair of 6-4 victories at Nos. 2 and 3. At the top of the lineup, Brandon Park and Noah Zamora were tied with 68th-ranked Kai Brady/Philip Jordan, 5-5, when the Gauchos clinched the point.
UC Irvine pulled even in singles as Ali Amiri upended Brady, 6-4, 6-1, on court five. Amiri extended his win streak to eight.
UC Santa Barbara then responded with straight-set victories at No. 1, No. 6 and No. 3 to secure the 4-1 win in a rematch of last year's Big West championship match.
UCI is back at Anteater Tennis Stadium next Sunday, April 23, when it hosts UC San Diego in its regular-season finale. First serve is set for 3 p.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Phillip Jordan / 0 [UCSB]
66
43
#2 Singles Match
123
Pablo Masjuan / 0 [UCSB]
660
26UF
#3 Singles Match
12
Luka Mrsic / 0 [UCSB]
66
24
#4 Singles Match
123
Gianluca Brunkow / 0 [UCSB]
740
55UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Kai Brady / 0 [UCSB]
41
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Conrad Brown / 0 [UCSB]
66
14
Order of Finish:
5,1,6,3
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