Saturday, March 23
Irvine, Calif.
2:00 PM
UC Irvine
4
vs
3
Gonzaga
UC Irvine Battles To 4-3 Victory Over Gonzaga
March 23, 2024 | Men's Tennis
IRVINE, Calif. -- The UC Irvine men's tennis team collected a narrow 4-3 victory over Gonzaga Saturday afternoon at the Anteater Tennis Stadium.
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The Anteaters (9-5) saw 6-3 defeats on courts one and two as Gonzaga clinched the doubles point. At No. 3, Brandon Park and Matthew Sah were able to record a win as a pair, 6-1.
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Rahul Dhokia was first off the court in singles, tying the team score with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph over Oscar Rashed at the No. 5 position. Β
UCI continued to add two more points to their side to take the 3-1 advantage in the match. At the No. 4 spot, Andy Nguyen took down Pablo Gomez Galvan, 6-3, 6-2, while Lawee Sherif earned the 6-1, 6-4 win against Tom Dunlop on court six.
Gonzaga evened the match up with victories at No. 1 and a three-set battle at No. 2. All eyes turned to court three for the pivotal match point.
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Rithvik Krishna took the 6-4 set one victory, but Leon Roider bounced back to a set two win, 6-3, forcing the decisive third game. Krishna dug deep to clinch the match for the Anteaters as he earned the 6-1 win in set three.
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UC Irvine continues their home stand with Army on Tuesday, March 26 at 1 p.m.
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The Anteaters (9-5) saw 6-3 defeats on courts one and two as Gonzaga clinched the doubles point. At No. 3, Brandon Park and Matthew Sah were able to record a win as a pair, 6-1.
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Rahul Dhokia was first off the court in singles, tying the team score with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph over Oscar Rashed at the No. 5 position. Β
UCI continued to add two more points to their side to take the 3-1 advantage in the match. At the No. 4 spot, Andy Nguyen took down Pablo Gomez Galvan, 6-3, 6-2, while Lawee Sherif earned the 6-1, 6-4 win against Tom Dunlop on court six.
Gonzaga evened the match up with victories at No. 1 and a three-set battle at No. 2. All eyes turned to court three for the pivotal match point.
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Rithvik Krishna took the 6-4 set one victory, but Leon Roider bounced back to a set two win, 6-3, forcing the decisive third game. Krishna dug deep to clinch the match for the Anteaters as he earned the 6-1 win in set three.
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UC Irvine continues their home stand with Army on Tuesday, March 26 at 1 p.m.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Sasha Trkulja / 0 [GU]
66
12
#2 Singles Match
123
Matthew Hollingworth / 0 [GU]
366
641
#3 Singles Match
123
Leon Roider / 0 [GU]
461
636
#4 Singles Match
12
Pablo Gomez Galvan / 0 [GU]
32
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Oscar Rashed / 0 [GU]
34
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Tom Dunlop / 0 [GU]
14
66
Order of Finish:
5,4,6,1,2,3
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