Sunday, February 11
Santa Clara, Calif.
12:00 PM
UC Irvine
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UCI Comes up Short at Santa Clara, 4-3
February 11, 2024 | Men's Tennis
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's tennis team saw its three-match win streak come to an end with a 4-3 loss to Santa Clara Sunday afternoon at Degheri Tennis Center.
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The Anteaters (4-2) split their weekend road trip after defeating San Francisco, 4-1, less than 24 hours earlier.
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In doubles, Andy Nguyen and Hiroki Sakagawa found their rhythm early, cruising to a 6-1 victory over Luca Lemaitre/Tiago Boschmans at No. 2. The Broncos then won at Nos. 1 and 3 for the 1-0 lead.
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Rithvik Krishna remained unbeaten in singles as he was first off the court, taking down Lemaitre, 6-1, 6-4, at the fourth position. Krishna improved to 4-0 and has not dropped a set since his dual-match singles debut on Jan. 26.
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Nguyen gave UCI a 2-1 lead as he dispatched Alexander Eriksson, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 5, but Santa Clara responded with victories at Nos. 6, 1 and 3 to clinch the win.
Sakagawa played out his match on court two where he outlasted Guillaume Dalmasso, 3-6, 6-2, 10-7.
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UC Irvine will be back on the road next weekend, traveling to Saint Mary's for a 1 p.m. showdown on Saturday, Feb. 17.
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The Anteaters (4-2) split their weekend road trip after defeating San Francisco, 4-1, less than 24 hours earlier.
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In doubles, Andy Nguyen and Hiroki Sakagawa found their rhythm early, cruising to a 6-1 victory over Luca Lemaitre/Tiago Boschmans at No. 2. The Broncos then won at Nos. 1 and 3 for the 1-0 lead.
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Rithvik Krishna remained unbeaten in singles as he was first off the court, taking down Lemaitre, 6-1, 6-4, at the fourth position. Krishna improved to 4-0 and has not dropped a set since his dual-match singles debut on Jan. 26.
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Nguyen gave UCI a 2-1 lead as he dispatched Alexander Eriksson, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 5, but Santa Clara responded with victories at Nos. 6, 1 and 3 to clinch the win.
Sakagawa played out his match on court two where he outlasted Guillaume Dalmasso, 3-6, 6-2, 10-7.
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UC Irvine will be back on the road next weekend, traveling to Saint Mary's for a 1 p.m. showdown on Saturday, Feb. 17.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
34
Christian Lerby / 0 (42/-) [SCUMTEN]
66
#2 Singles Match
123
361
Guillaume Dalmasso / 0 [SCUMTEN]
620
#3 Singles Match
12
34
Sebastian Buxman / 0 [SCUMTEN]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Luca Lemaitre / 0 [SCUMTEN]
14
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Alexander W Eriksson / 0 [SCUMTEN]
23
#6 Singles Match
12
23
Tiago Boschmans / 0 [SCUMTEN]
66
Order of Finish:
4,5,6,1,3,2
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