Saturday, February 10
San Francisco, Calif.
1:00 PM
UC Irvine
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Anteaters Start Road Trip with 4-1 Victory at San Francisco
February 10, 2024 | Men's Tennis
SAN FRANCISCO - The UC Irvine men's tennis team continued its dominance in singles with four straight-set wins to defeat the University of San Francisco, 4-1, Saturday at Goldman Tennis Center.
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It was the Anteaters' third-straight victory as they improved to 4-1 on the year. Their only loss came at seventh-ranked USC.
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The Dons (1-1) held the early advantage, taking the doubles point with identical 6-3 triumphs on courts two and three.
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The 'Eaters quickly evened it up in singles with Rithvik Krishna's 6-3, 6-1 victory over Giovanni Branchetti at No. 4. Krishna remained unbeaten in dual matches at 3-0.
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Noah Zamora then put UCI on top after dispatching Nikola Kuraica, 6-2, 6-2, at the third position. Enrique Luque Rico followed suit at the top of the lineup where he took down Moritz Hoffmann, 6-4, 6-1. Luque Rico has played every match at No. 1 and is now 4-1 on the season.
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Brandon Park, who was making his dual-match singles debut, delivered the clinching point with an impressive 6-4, 6-0 win over Davide Cortimiglia at the sixth spot.
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In their unfinished matches, Hiroki Sakagawa was up 7-5, 3-0 at No. 2, while Andy Nguyen split his first two sets, 2-6, 6-3 at No. 5.
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UC Irvine is back in action tomorrow when it heads to Santa Clara for a 12 p.m. showdown.
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It was the Anteaters' third-straight victory as they improved to 4-1 on the year. Their only loss came at seventh-ranked USC.
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The Dons (1-1) held the early advantage, taking the doubles point with identical 6-3 triumphs on courts two and three.
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The 'Eaters quickly evened it up in singles with Rithvik Krishna's 6-3, 6-1 victory over Giovanni Branchetti at No. 4. Krishna remained unbeaten in dual matches at 3-0.
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Noah Zamora then put UCI on top after dispatching Nikola Kuraica, 6-2, 6-2, at the third position. Enrique Luque Rico followed suit at the top of the lineup where he took down Moritz Hoffmann, 6-4, 6-1. Luque Rico has played every match at No. 1 and is now 4-1 on the season.
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Brandon Park, who was making his dual-match singles debut, delivered the clinching point with an impressive 6-4, 6-0 win over Davide Cortimiglia at the sixth spot.
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In their unfinished matches, Hiroki Sakagawa was up 7-5, 3-0 at No. 2, while Andy Nguyen split his first two sets, 2-6, 6-3 at No. 5.
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UC Irvine is back in action tomorrow when it heads to Santa Clara for a 12 p.m. showdown.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Moritz Hoffmann / 0 [USF]
41
#2 Singles Match
123
730
Paul Theate / 0 [USF]
50UF
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Nikola Kuraica / 0 [USF]
22
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Giovanni Branchetti / 0 [USF]
31
#5 Singles Match
123
260
Asaf Friedler / 0 [USF]
63UF
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Davide Cortimiglia / 0 [USF]
40
Order of Finish:
4,3,1,6
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