Monday, April 8
Irvine, Calif.
2:00 PM
UC Irvine
4
vs
0
UC Riverside
UC Irvine Rolls Past UCR to Remain Unbeaten in Big West Play
April 08, 2024 | Men's Tennis
IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's tennis team rolled past UC Riverside, 4-0, Monday afternoon at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
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The 'Eaters, who did not drop a set, won their fifth-straight match. They improved to 13-5 overall, 11-1 at home and a perfect 3-0 in Big West play. The Highlanders fell to 4-16 on the season and 0-4 in conference.
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UCI made some changes to its doubles lineup, debuting new pairs on all three courts, and it paid off. Rahul Dhokia and Matthew Sah made a seamless transition as they blanked Lucas Mszyca/Lucas Ibarrondo Suarez, 6-0, at No. 3.
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Andy Nguyen and Brandon Park brought the energy on court two where they clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 victory over Ryan Huynh/Aarav Sane. Hiroki Sakagawa and Noah Zamora also led 4-3 when their match was called.
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The Anteaters kept the momentum in singles, starting at the top of the lineup where Enrique Luque Rico dispatched Joshua Roth, 6-1, 6-0.
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Just seconds later, Zamora closed out a 6-2, 6-1 triumph over Sane at No. 3. Dhokia then took down Huynh, 6-2, 6-0, for the match-clinching point at No. 5.
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The 'Eaters led on the three remaining courts that went unfinished. Rithvik Krishna was up 6-1, 4-3 at No. 4, while Sakagawa and Ali Amiri also won their opening sets at the second and sixth positions, respectively.
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UC Irvine will be back in action on Sunday, April 14, when it makes its way to UC Santa Barbara for a 1 p.m. Big West showdown.
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The 'Eaters, who did not drop a set, won their fifth-straight match. They improved to 13-5 overall, 11-1 at home and a perfect 3-0 in Big West play. The Highlanders fell to 4-16 on the season and 0-4 in conference.
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UCI made some changes to its doubles lineup, debuting new pairs on all three courts, and it paid off. Rahul Dhokia and Matthew Sah made a seamless transition as they blanked Lucas Mszyca/Lucas Ibarrondo Suarez, 6-0, at No. 3.
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Andy Nguyen and Brandon Park brought the energy on court two where they clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 victory over Ryan Huynh/Aarav Sane. Hiroki Sakagawa and Noah Zamora also led 4-3 when their match was called.
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The Anteaters kept the momentum in singles, starting at the top of the lineup where Enrique Luque Rico dispatched Joshua Roth, 6-1, 6-0.
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Just seconds later, Zamora closed out a 6-2, 6-1 triumph over Sane at No. 3. Dhokia then took down Huynh, 6-2, 6-0, for the match-clinching point at No. 5.
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The 'Eaters led on the three remaining courts that went unfinished. Rithvik Krishna was up 6-1, 4-3 at No. 4, while Sakagawa and Ali Amiri also won their opening sets at the second and sixth positions, respectively.
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UC Irvine will be back in action on Sunday, April 14, when it makes its way to UC Santa Barbara for a 1 p.m. Big West showdown.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
10
66
#2 Singles Match
12
20
6UF
#3 Singles Match
12
21
66
#4 Singles Match
123
130
64UF
#5 Singles Match
12
20
66
#6 Singles Match
12
40
6UF
Order of Finish:
1,3,5
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