Tuesday, March 26
Irvine, Calif.
1:00 PM
UC Irvine
7
vs
0
Army
UCI Closes out Non-Conference Play with 7-0 Win over Army
March 26, 2024 | Men's Tennis
IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's tennis team defeated Army, 7-0, in its non-conference finale Tuesday afternoon at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
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The 'Eaters will take a 10-5 overall record into their Big West opener Saturday at UC Davis. They also improved to 9-1 at home. The Black Knights dropped to 10-10 on the season.
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UCI got out to a strong start in doubles with Andy Nguyen and Hiroki Sakagawa setting the tone with a 6-1 victory over Jack Hanna/Daniel Choi at No. 3.
After splitting their first two games, Rahul Dhokia and Noah Zamora went on a roll, winning five of the next six for the 6-2 triumph over Marcus Sebastian/Alan Ton at the top of the lineup.
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Brandon Park and Matthew Sah were up 5-3 and had match point on court two when doubles were clinched.
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In singles, Nguyen took the second spot in the lineup, his highest of the season, but was not fazed as he made quick work of Jake Huarte, 6-3, 6-0.
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Ali Amiri cruised, 6-2, 6-1, over Sebastian at No. 5, before Dhokia secured the team victory by taking down Samuel Haikal, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 4. DhokiaΒ recorded his fourth-straight win and is now 5-1 on the season.
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Lawee Sherif then dispatched Vishnu Bodavula, 6-1, 6-2, to improve to 8-2 in his last 10 matches. Zamora also made his season debut at No. 1 where he upended Zhou, 6-4, 6-2. Zamora faced a 4-1 deficit in the first set before winning five consecutive games. Sherif and Zamora are tied for the team lead with nine dual-match singles wins apiece.
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Sah closed out the sweep with a resilient win over Ton at No. 6. After dropping a first-set tiebreaker, Sah outlasted Ton, 14-12, in another tiebreaker to force a third frame in which he came out on top for the 6-7 (4), 7-6 (12), 10-8 victory.
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UC Irvine travels to UC Davis for its Big West opener on Saturday, March 30.
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The 'Eaters will take a 10-5 overall record into their Big West opener Saturday at UC Davis. They also improved to 9-1 at home. The Black Knights dropped to 10-10 on the season.
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UCI got out to a strong start in doubles with Andy Nguyen and Hiroki Sakagawa setting the tone with a 6-1 victory over Jack Hanna/Daniel Choi at No. 3.
After splitting their first two games, Rahul Dhokia and Noah Zamora went on a roll, winning five of the next six for the 6-2 triumph over Marcus Sebastian/Alan Ton at the top of the lineup.
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Brandon Park and Matthew Sah were up 5-3 and had match point on court two when doubles were clinched.
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In singles, Nguyen took the second spot in the lineup, his highest of the season, but was not fazed as he made quick work of Jake Huarte, 6-3, 6-0.
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Ali Amiri cruised, 6-2, 6-1, over Sebastian at No. 5, before Dhokia secured the team victory by taking down Samuel Haikal, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 4. DhokiaΒ recorded his fourth-straight win and is now 5-1 on the season.
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Lawee Sherif then dispatched Vishnu Bodavula, 6-1, 6-2, to improve to 8-2 in his last 10 matches. Zamora also made his season debut at No. 1 where he upended Zhou, 6-4, 6-2. Zamora faced a 4-1 deficit in the first set before winning five consecutive games. Sherif and Zamora are tied for the team lead with nine dual-match singles wins apiece.
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Sah closed out the sweep with a resilient win over Ton at No. 6. After dropping a first-set tiebreaker, Sah outlasted Ton, 14-12, in another tiebreaker to force a third frame in which he came out on top for the 6-7 (4), 7-6 (12), 10-8 victory.
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UC Irvine travels to UC Davis for its Big West opener on Saturday, March 30.
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Players Mentioned
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
42
66
#2 Singles Match
12
30
66
#3 Singles Match
12
12
66
#4 Singles Match
12
23
66
#5 Singles Match
12
21
66
#6 Singles Match
123
768
6710
Order of Finish:
2,5,4,3,1,6
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