Sunday, March 9
Irvine, Calif.
12:00 PM
UC Irvine
4
vs
2
LMU
'Eaters Earn 4-2 Victory over LMU
March 09, 2025 | Men's Tennis
IRVINE, Calif. – No. 41 UC Irvine men's tennis extended its win streak to a season-long four matches with a 4-2 victory over LMU Sunday afternoon at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
The 'Eaters improved to 8-3 overall, while the Lions dropped to 3-8 on the season.
Andy Nguyen/Noah Zamora were first off the court in doubles, making quick work of Sebastian Nothhaft/Youssef Sadek at the top of the lineup. The 90th-ranked Anteater duo won the first three games before LMU got on the board. Nguyen/Zamora then regrouped and continued to roll to the 6-1 victory.
The Lions pulled even with a 6-4 triumph at the second position. That left the doubles point up to court three where Ruining Huang/Rithvik Krishna and Jacopo Denitto/Nikola Kuraica were knotted at 6-6. After dropping the first two points of the tiebreaker, the 'Eaters reeled off five unanswered. Denitto/Kuraica then tied it up at 5-all before UCI closed out the decisive 7-6 (7-5) victory.
Zamora, who is ranked 54th in the nation, continued his dominance in singles where he dispatched Arthur Pantino, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 1.
At No. 2, Nguyen also took down Nothhaft in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4, to give UC Irvine a 3-0 lead. Nguyen earned his team-leading seventh singles victory.
The Lions continued to put up a fight with wins on courts three and six, but Krishna then delivered the match-clinching point for the Anteaters. Krishna battled back from a first-set loss to defeat Sadek, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, at the fourth position.
UCI returns to Anteater Tennis Stadium this week, hosting Navy on Thursday, March 13, and Yale on Friday, March 14.
The 'Eaters improved to 8-3 overall, while the Lions dropped to 3-8 on the season.
Andy Nguyen/Noah Zamora were first off the court in doubles, making quick work of Sebastian Nothhaft/Youssef Sadek at the top of the lineup. The 90th-ranked Anteater duo won the first three games before LMU got on the board. Nguyen/Zamora then regrouped and continued to roll to the 6-1 victory.
The Lions pulled even with a 6-4 triumph at the second position. That left the doubles point up to court three where Ruining Huang/Rithvik Krishna and Jacopo Denitto/Nikola Kuraica were knotted at 6-6. After dropping the first two points of the tiebreaker, the 'Eaters reeled off five unanswered. Denitto/Kuraica then tied it up at 5-all before UCI closed out the decisive 7-6 (7-5) victory.
Zamora, who is ranked 54th in the nation, continued his dominance in singles where he dispatched Arthur Pantino, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 1.
At No. 2, Nguyen also took down Nothhaft in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4, to give UC Irvine a 3-0 lead. Nguyen earned his team-leading seventh singles victory.
The Lions continued to put up a fight with wins on courts three and six, but Krishna then delivered the match-clinching point for the Anteaters. Krishna battled back from a first-set loss to defeat Sadek, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, at the fourth position.
UCI returns to Anteater Tennis Stadium this week, hosting Navy on Thursday, March 13, and Yale on Friday, March 14.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Arthur Pantino / 0 [LMU]
21
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Sebastian Nothhaft / 0 [LMU]
14
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Cesar Cruz / 0 [LMU]
66
44
#4 Singles Match
123
Youssef Sadek / 0 [LMU]
632
266
#5 Singles Match
123
Tristan Messerli / 0 [LMU]
620
74UF
#6 Singles Match
123
Jacopo Denitto / 0 [LMU]
616
363
Order of Finish:
1,2,3,6,4
Players Mentioned
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