Friday, January 26
Irvine, Calif.
11:00 AM
UC Irvine
6
vs
1
BYU
UCI Takes Down BYU, 6-1
January 26, 2024 | Men's Tennis
IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's tennis team defeated BYU, 6-1, Friday afternoon at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
The 'Eaters, who clinched the match before the Cougars got on the board, improved to 2-1 on the young season with both their wins coming at home.
The Anteaters dug deep for a hard-fought doubles point. After BYU took the early advantage behind a 6-4 victory from the 35th-ranked duo of Zach Fuchs/Wally Thayne at No. 1, UCI came through on the remaining two courts.
Enrique Luque Rico and Matthew Sah evened the playing field by taking down Tygen Goldammer/TJ Wells, 7-5, at the third position. Andy Nguyen and Hiroki Sakagawa then outlasted Jack Barnett/Redd Owen in a tiebreaker to secure the early lead with a 7-6 (6) win.
In singles, Rithvik Krishna was first off the court, dispatching Goldammer, 6-4, 6-3 at No. 5. Lawee Sherif followed with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph over David Duong at the sixth spot to put UC Irvine up 3-0.
Noah Zamora then clinched the match in straight sets at No. 3 where he took down Owen, 6-4, 6-4.
The Cougars (1-3) got on the board with a win at the second position, before Nguyen and Luque Rico put two more points on the board for the Anteaters.
Nguyen bounced back from a first-set loss to defeat Fuchs, 5-7, 7-6 (1), 10-3 at No. 4. Luque Rico then closed out the match with an impressive 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 victory over Barnett at No. 1.
UCI is back at Anteater Tennis Stadium on Saturday, Jan. 27, when it squares off against San Diego State at 12 p.m.
The 'Eaters, who clinched the match before the Cougars got on the board, improved to 2-1 on the young season with both their wins coming at home.
The Anteaters dug deep for a hard-fought doubles point. After BYU took the early advantage behind a 6-4 victory from the 35th-ranked duo of Zach Fuchs/Wally Thayne at No. 1, UCI came through on the remaining two courts.
Enrique Luque Rico and Matthew Sah evened the playing field by taking down Tygen Goldammer/TJ Wells, 7-5, at the third position. Andy Nguyen and Hiroki Sakagawa then outlasted Jack Barnett/Redd Owen in a tiebreaker to secure the early lead with a 7-6 (6) win.
In singles, Rithvik Krishna was first off the court, dispatching Goldammer, 6-4, 6-3 at No. 5. Lawee Sherif followed with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph over David Duong at the sixth spot to put UC Irvine up 3-0.
Noah Zamora then clinched the match in straight sets at No. 3 where he took down Owen, 6-4, 6-4.
The Cougars (1-3) got on the board with a win at the second position, before Nguyen and Luque Rico put two more points on the board for the Anteaters.
Nguyen bounced back from a first-set loss to defeat Fuchs, 5-7, 7-6 (1), 10-3 at No. 4. Luque Rico then closed out the match with an impressive 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 victory over Barnett at No. 1.
UCI is back at Anteater Tennis Stadium on Saturday, Jan. 27, when it squares off against San Diego State at 12 p.m.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Jack Barnett / 0 [BYU]
364
636
#2 Singles Match
12
Wally Thayne / 0 [BYU]
67
45
#3 Singles Match
12
Redd Owen / 0 [BYU]
44
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Zach Fuchs / 0 [BYU]
763
5710
#5 Singles Match
12
Tygen Goldammer / 0 [BYU]
43
66
#6 Singles Match
12
David Duong / 0 [BYU]
23
66
Order of Finish:
5,6,3,2,4,1
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