Saturday, April 6
Irvine, Calif.
12:00 PM
UC Irvine
4
vs
3
Cal Poly
Men's Tennis Earns 4-3 Big West Win over Cal Poly
April 06, 2024 | Men's Tennis
IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's tennis team came up clutch in singles to defeat Cal Poly, 4-3, in Big West action Saturday afternoon at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
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The 'Eaters improved to 12-5 overall and 2-0 in conference, while they are now 10-1 at home.
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The Mustangs (7-7, 2-1 Big West) took the early lead with wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. Andy Nguyen and Hiroki Sakagawa were up 5-4 on court two when the point was clinched.
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UCI took the momentum early in singles play, starting with Nguyen's 6-4, 6-3 victory over Bastiaan Weststrate at the fifth position. Rithvik Krishna followed with another straight-set win as he dispatched Colter Smith 6-3, 6-4 at No. 4.
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Noah Zamora then put the Anteaters on top, 3-1, coming back from a one-set deficit to upend Fernando Fonseca, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, at the third spot. It was Zamora's team-leading 10th dual-match win.
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Cal Poly would not go down quietly, however, as Sean Kamyshev outlasted Lawee Sherif in a pair of tiebreakers, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (3), before Joe Leather brought the Mustangs even with a 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 victory over Sakagawa at No. 2.
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The deciding point came down to the top of the lineup where Enrique Luque Rico was locked in a tight battle with Noah Berry. Luque Rico, who had not played since March 7 due to injury, showed no signs of rust as he delivered a 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 triumph for the match-winner.
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UC Irvine is right back in action on Monday, April 8, when it plays host to UC Riverside at 1 p.m.
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The 'Eaters improved to 12-5 overall and 2-0 in conference, while they are now 10-1 at home.
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The Mustangs (7-7, 2-1 Big West) took the early lead with wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. Andy Nguyen and Hiroki Sakagawa were up 5-4 on court two when the point was clinched.
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UCI took the momentum early in singles play, starting with Nguyen's 6-4, 6-3 victory over Bastiaan Weststrate at the fifth position. Rithvik Krishna followed with another straight-set win as he dispatched Colter Smith 6-3, 6-4 at No. 4.
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Noah Zamora then put the Anteaters on top, 3-1, coming back from a one-set deficit to upend Fernando Fonseca, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, at the third spot. It was Zamora's team-leading 10th dual-match win.
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Cal Poly would not go down quietly, however, as Sean Kamyshev outlasted Lawee Sherif in a pair of tiebreakers, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (3), before Joe Leather brought the Mustangs even with a 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 victory over Sakagawa at No. 2.
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The deciding point came down to the top of the lineup where Enrique Luque Rico was locked in a tight battle with Noah Berry. Luque Rico, who had not played since March 7 due to injury, showed no signs of rust as he delivered a 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 triumph for the match-winner.
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UC Irvine is right back in action on Monday, April 8, when it plays host to UC Riverside at 1 p.m.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
123
Noah Berry / 0 [CP]
565
737
#2 Singles Match
123
Joe Leather / 0 [CP]
626
163
#3 Singles Match
123
Fernando Fonseca / 0 [CP]
634
366
#4 Singles Match
12
Colter Smith / 0 [CP]
34
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Bastiaan Weststrate / 0 [CP]
43
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Sean Kamyshev / 0 [CP]
77
66
Order of Finish:
5,4,3,6,2,1
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