Saturday, April 8
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
11:00 AM
UC Irvine
7
at
0
Cal Poly
'Eaters Blank Cal Poly, 7-0, on the Road
April 08, 2023 | Men's Tennis
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's tennis team won its ninth-straight match with a dominant 7-0 victory over Cal Poly Saturday afternoon at the Mustang Tennis Complex.
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The Anteaters (10-6, 3-0 Big West) had impressive performances across the board, dropping only one singles set on the day to remain undefeated in conference play. Cal Poly fell to 6-9 overall and 1-2 in Big West matches.
Enrique Luque Rico highlighted the action with his first ranked win of the season, taking down No. 83 Noah Berry at the top of the lineup.
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The 'Eaters got out to a strong start in doubles with Brandon Park and Noah Zamora defeating Noah Berry/Fernando Fonseca, 6-4, for their team-leading ninth victory at No. 1. Matthew Sah and Rithvik Krishna then secured the early 1-0 lead with a 6-4 triumph over Ben Keyser/Joe Leather at the third position. Enrique Luque Rico and Thomas Smart were also up 4-3 at No. 2 when UCI clinched the point.
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Krishna was first off the court in singles, rolling past Colter Smith 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4. Krishna has now won eight in a row and improved to 10-4 in dual-match play. Smart (11-4) followed suit, giving UC Irvine a 3-0 lead with an impressive 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 6.
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Over on court one, Luque Rico was pitted against his second consecutive ranked opponent. He stepped up to the challenge, delivering the match-clinching point in straight sets. Luque Rico upended No. 83 Berry 6-4, 6-1 as he moved to 9-4 on the season and 7-1 at No. 1. He snapped Berry's four-match win streak and handed him his first conference loss.
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UC Irvine completed the sweep of the Mustangs with wins from Park, Amiri and Zamora. Park got the best of Leather, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 2, while Amiri beat Bastiaan Weststrate 6-2, 7-6 (3) at No. 5. Zamora also outlasted Fonseca 6-2, 6-7 (2), 11-9 in a super tiebreaker at the third position to push his win streak to eight. Amiri (7) and Park (6) extended their singles streaks as well.
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UCI returns to Anteater Tennis Stadium next week, hosting UC Davis (April 14) and UC Santa Barbara (April 16) in Big West action.
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The Anteaters (10-6, 3-0 Big West) had impressive performances across the board, dropping only one singles set on the day to remain undefeated in conference play. Cal Poly fell to 6-9 overall and 1-2 in Big West matches.
Enrique Luque Rico highlighted the action with his first ranked win of the season, taking down No. 83 Noah Berry at the top of the lineup.
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The 'Eaters got out to a strong start in doubles with Brandon Park and Noah Zamora defeating Noah Berry/Fernando Fonseca, 6-4, for their team-leading ninth victory at No. 1. Matthew Sah and Rithvik Krishna then secured the early 1-0 lead with a 6-4 triumph over Ben Keyser/Joe Leather at the third position. Enrique Luque Rico and Thomas Smart were also up 4-3 at No. 2 when UCI clinched the point.
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Krishna was first off the court in singles, rolling past Colter Smith 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4. Krishna has now won eight in a row and improved to 10-4 in dual-match play. Smart (11-4) followed suit, giving UC Irvine a 3-0 lead with an impressive 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 6.
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Over on court one, Luque Rico was pitted against his second consecutive ranked opponent. He stepped up to the challenge, delivering the match-clinching point in straight sets. Luque Rico upended No. 83 Berry 6-4, 6-1 as he moved to 9-4 on the season and 7-1 at No. 1. He snapped Berry's four-match win streak and handed him his first conference loss.
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UC Irvine completed the sweep of the Mustangs with wins from Park, Amiri and Zamora. Park got the best of Leather, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 2, while Amiri beat Bastiaan Weststrate 6-2, 7-6 (3) at No. 5. Zamora also outlasted Fonseca 6-2, 6-7 (2), 11-9 in a super tiebreaker at the third position to push his win streak to eight. Amiri (7) and Park (6) extended their singles streaks as well.
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UCI returns to Anteater Tennis Stadium next week, hosting UC Davis (April 14) and UC Santa Barbara (April 16) in Big West action.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Noah Berry / 0 (83/-) [CP]
41
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Joe Leather / 0 [CP]
33
#3 Singles Match
123
661
Fernando Fonseca / 0 [CP]
270
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Colter Smith / 0 [CP]
12
#5 Singles Match
12
67
Bastiaan Weststrate / 0 [CP]
26
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Aaron Eliscu / 0 [CP]
32
Order of Finish:
4,6,1,2,5,3
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