Wednesday, April 3
Davis, Calif.
2:00 PM
UC Irvine
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UC Davis
'Eaters Defeat UC Davis, 4-0, in Big West Opener
April 03, 2024 | Men's Tennis
DAVIS, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's tennis team swept UC Davis, 4-0, in its Big West opener Wednesday at Marya Welch Tennis Center.
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The Anteaters improved to 11-5 overall and are 1-0 in conference, while they handed the Aggies (10-6, 2-1 Big West) their first Big West loss of the season.
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UCD took the early advantage in doubles with a win at No. 2. Noah Zamora and Rahul Dhokia then evened the playing field with a 6-3 victory over Lucas Bollinger/Max Fardanesh at the top of the lineup.
The deciding match came down to court three where Matthew Sah and Brandon Park secured the point in a tiebreaker as they prevailed over Sam De Vries/Eduardo Gonzalez, 7-6 (5).
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UCI won three hard-fought singles matches to clinch its seventh-straight victory against UC Davis. At No. 4, Rithvik Krishna came up short in the first set but was dominant in the next two as he defeated Fardanesh, 2-6, 6-0, 6-1.
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Andy Nguyen then finished off De Vries, 7-5, 6-2, at the fifth position to give the 'Eaters a 3-0 lead.
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The final four matches were all tightly contested as well, but Dhokia was able to close it out by upending Bollinger, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3.
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UC Irvine continues Big West play on Saturday, April 6, when it hosts Cal Poly at 12 p.m.
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The Anteaters improved to 11-5 overall and are 1-0 in conference, while they handed the Aggies (10-6, 2-1 Big West) their first Big West loss of the season.
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UCD took the early advantage in doubles with a win at No. 2. Noah Zamora and Rahul Dhokia then evened the playing field with a 6-3 victory over Lucas Bollinger/Max Fardanesh at the top of the lineup.
The deciding match came down to court three where Matthew Sah and Brandon Park secured the point in a tiebreaker as they prevailed over Sam De Vries/Eduardo Gonzalez, 7-6 (5).
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UCI won three hard-fought singles matches to clinch its seventh-straight victory against UC Davis. At No. 4, Rithvik Krishna came up short in the first set but was dominant in the next two as he defeated Fardanesh, 2-6, 6-0, 6-1.
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Andy Nguyen then finished off De Vries, 7-5, 6-2, at the fifth position to give the 'Eaters a 3-0 lead.
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The final four matches were all tightly contested as well, but Dhokia was able to close it out by upending Bollinger, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3.
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UC Irvine continues Big West play on Saturday, April 6, when it hosts Cal Poly at 12 p.m.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
123
470
C. Djakouris / 0 [UCD-M]
66UF
#2 Singles Match
1234
624UF
Ryan Torres / 0 [UCD-M]
4620
#3 Singles Match
123
660
Antreas Djakouris / 0 [UCD-M]
75UF
#4 Singles Match
123
266
Max Fardanesh / 0 [UCD-M]
601
#5 Singles Match
12
76
Sam De Vries / 0 [UCD-M]
52
#6 Singles Match
123
666
Lucas Bollinger / 0 [UCD-M]
743
Order of Finish:
4,5,6
Players Mentioned
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