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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Noah Zamora then clinched the match in straight sets at No. 3 where he took down Owen, 6-4, 6-4.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Noah Zamora then clinched the match in straight sets at No. 3 where he took down Owen, 6-4, 6-4.
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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.
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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.
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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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