SAN DIEGO – UC Irvine men's tennis closed out the San Diego Veterans Tennis Classic against Boise State Sunday at USD's Skip & Hogan Tennis Center.
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The Anteaters battled against a Broncos' squad that went 21-6 and advanced to their third-straight NCAA Tournament last year.
Mason Bui and
Nathaniel Suh made their doubles debut, dropping a narrow 7-5 decision to Adam Duda/Lukas Velik. Freshmen
Greg Gamal and
Alexander Guajardo also came up short against Taiyo Kurata/Julius Seifert, 6-2.
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Suh and Gamal pushed their singles opponents to a third set. Suh came out strong, taking the opener, but Duda bounced back for the 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 victory. Gamal, who won a second-set tiebreaker, fell to Velik, 6-2, 6-7, 6-4.
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The 'Eaters also played extra matches in singles and doubles at the Big West Fall Invite in Santa Barbara.
Sohrob Amiryavari fell to Diogo Morais (UCSB), 6-2, 7-6 (5), while
Ruining Huang dropped a 6-2, 6-2 decision to the Gauchos' Carson Lee. Complete results were not available at the time of release.
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UCI will be back in action at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships, Oct. 16-19.
