Saturday, January 25
San Diego, Calif.
12:00 PM
UC Irvine
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San Diego State
Men's Tennis Takes Down San Diego State, 4-3
January 25, 2025 | Men's Tennis
SAN DIEGO β The UC Irvine men's tennis team picked up another road winΒ as it defeated San Diego State, 4-3, Saturday at Aztec Tennis Center.
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The Anteaters improved to 2-2 on the young season.
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The Aztecs (2-2) took the early advantage in doubles with a 6-3 victoryΒ at No. 2. Rithvik Krishna and Ruining Huang brought the 'Eaters even after bouncing back from a 5-3 deficit to top Louis Chusseau/Liam Spiers, 7-5, at the third position. The doubles point then came down to court one where SDSU's Mathieu Josserand/Alexander Mandma outlasted Andy Nguyen and Noah Zamora in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (5).
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UCI didn't trail for long as Rithvik Krishna was first off the court in singles, dispatching Louis Chusseau, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 3.
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Noah Zamora followed suit with an impressive 6-3, 6-4 win over Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice at the top of the lineup before Andy Nguyen gave UC Irvine a 3-1 advantageΒ with a 6-1, 7-5 triumph at No. 2.
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San Diego State stayed alive with a straight-set win at No. 4, but Max Fardanesh, who was in the singles lineup for the first time in dual play, clinched the match for the visitors. After splitting the first two sets, Fardanesh was dominant in the third for the decisive 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 victory on court six.
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Alexander Mandma and Lawee Sherif played out their three-setter at No. 5 with Mandma taking it, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
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UCI will be back in action on Friday, Feb. 7, when it hosts Pacific in a 1 p.m. match at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
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The Anteaters improved to 2-2 on the young season.
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The Aztecs (2-2) took the early advantage in doubles with a 6-3 victoryΒ at No. 2. Rithvik Krishna and Ruining Huang brought the 'Eaters even after bouncing back from a 5-3 deficit to top Louis Chusseau/Liam Spiers, 7-5, at the third position. The doubles point then came down to court one where SDSU's Mathieu Josserand/Alexander Mandma outlasted Andy Nguyen and Noah Zamora in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (5).
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UCI didn't trail for long as Rithvik Krishna was first off the court in singles, dispatching Louis Chusseau, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 3.
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Noah Zamora followed suit with an impressive 6-3, 6-4 win over Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice at the top of the lineup before Andy Nguyen gave UC Irvine a 3-1 advantageΒ with a 6-1, 7-5 triumph at No. 2.
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San Diego State stayed alive with a straight-set win at No. 4, but Max Fardanesh, who was in the singles lineup for the first time in dual play, clinched the match for the visitors. After splitting the first two sets, Fardanesh was dominant in the third for the decisive 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 victory on court six.
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Alexander Mandma and Lawee Sherif played out their three-setter at No. 5 with Mandma taking it, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
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UCI will be back in action on Friday, Feb. 7, when it hosts Pacific in a 1 p.m. match at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Eugenio Gonzalez / 0 [SDSU]
34
#2 Singles Match
12
67
Phillipp Bosse / 0 [SDSU]
15
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Louis Chusseau / 0 [SDSU]
33
#4 Singles Match
12
31
Mathieu Josserand / 0 [SDSU]
66
#5 Singles Match
123
464
Alexander Mandma / 0 [SDSU]
646
#6 Singles Match
123
656
Liam Spiers / 0 [SDSU]
372
Order of Finish:
3,1,2,4,6,5
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