Saturday, January 27
Irvine, Calif.
12:00 PM
UC Irvine
4
vs
1
San Diego State
UC Irvine Remains Perfect at Home with 4-1 Win over San Diego State
January 27, 2024 | Men's Tennis
IRVINE, Calif. - UC Irvine men's tennis remained unbeaten at home with a 4-1 win over San Diego State Saturday at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
The 'Eaters improved to 3-1 on the young season with all three of their victories coming on their home court.
In doubles, SDSU (2-1) held the early advantage after a 6-4 triumph on court one, but Andy Nguyen and Hiroki Sakagawa answered at No. 2 where they defeated Chikaya Sato/Johannes Seeman, 6-4.
Eugenio Gonzalez/Bora Sengul then edged Enrique Luque Rico and Matthew Sah, 7-5, to give the Aztecs the doubles point.
UC Irvine turned the tables with a dominant performance in singles. Luque Rico set the tone with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Seeman at the top of the lineup.
Rithvik Krishna dispatched Eugenio Gonzalez, 6-4, 6-0, at the fourth position and Sakagawa followed with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Sato at No. 2 to put the Anteaters up, 3-1. Lawee Sherif then took down Alexander Mandma, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 6 for the match-clinching point.
UCI will have a week off from competition before traveling to Northern California to face San Francisco (Feb. 10) and Santa Clara (Feb. 11).
The 'Eaters improved to 3-1 on the young season with all three of their victories coming on their home court.
In doubles, SDSU (2-1) held the early advantage after a 6-4 triumph on court one, but Andy Nguyen and Hiroki Sakagawa answered at No. 2 where they defeated Chikaya Sato/Johannes Seeman, 6-4.
Eugenio Gonzalez/Bora Sengul then edged Enrique Luque Rico and Matthew Sah, 7-5, to give the Aztecs the doubles point.
UC Irvine turned the tables with a dominant performance in singles. Luque Rico set the tone with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Seeman at the top of the lineup.
Rithvik Krishna dispatched Eugenio Gonzalez, 6-4, 6-0, at the fourth position and Sakagawa followed with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Sato at No. 2 to put the Anteaters up, 3-1. Lawee Sherif then took down Alexander Mandma, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 6 for the match-clinching point.
UCI will have a week off from competition before traveling to Northern California to face San Francisco (Feb. 10) and Santa Clara (Feb. 11).
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Johannes Seeman / 0 [SDSU]
13
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Chikaya Sato / 0 [SDSU]
22
66
#3 Singles Match
1234
Bora Sengul / 0 [SDSU]
6220
261UF
#4 Singles Match
12
Eugenio Gonzalez / 0 [SDSU]
40
66
#5 Singles Match
123
Robin Parts / 0 [SDSU]
460
65UF
#6 Singles Match
12
Alexander Mandma / 0 [SDSU]
34
66
Order of Finish:
1,5,2,6
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