Friday, April 25
San Diego, Calif. / Barnes Tennis Center
9:00 AM
UC Irvine
4
vs
0
UC Riverside
UC Irvine Opens Big West Championships with 4-0 Sweep of UCR
April 25, 2025 | Men's Tennis
SAN DIEGO - The 49th-ranked and second-seeded UC Irvine men's tennis team opened the 2025 Big West Championships with a 4-0 win over No. 7 seed UC Riverside in Friday's quarterfinal round at Barnes Tennis Center.
UCI (16-5) got out to a strong start in doubles. Max Fardanesh and Rithvik Krishna held a slight edge over Alexey Efremov/Lucas Mszyca at No. 3 before winning three-straight games to close out the 6-3 victory.
On court two, Sohrob Amiryavari and Ruining Huang raced out to a 3-0 lead. The Highlanders' Lucas Ibarrondo Suarez/Aarav Sane quickly cut the deficit to one, but the Anteaters would not relinquish the lead as they came away with the 6-4 triumph to secure the doubles point.
The 'Eaters continued to roll in singles where they did not drop a set. Rithvik Krishna was the first off the court as he dispatched Lucas Ibarrando Suarez, 6-3, 6-1, at the third position.
Noah Zamora then gave UC Irvine a 2-1 advantage with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Justin Lamy at the top of the lineup. Zamora cruised in the first set and came back from a 4-3 deficit in the second to seal his fifth consecutive win.
At No. 5, Max Fardanesh dug deep for a 6-4 victory in the opening set. After trailing 4-1, Fardanesh won the next five games and kept the momentum on his side to deliver the decisive 6-4, 6-2 triumph over Alexey Efremov. Fardanesh, who extended his singles win streak to six matches, improved to 10-3 with his team-leading seventh match-clincher this season.
Andy Nguyen (7-6, 3-2), Ruining Huang (6-4, 5-3) and Sohrob Amiryavari (6-4, 4-2) were also up when their respective matches were abandoned.
UC Riverside ends its season with a 2-18 overall record.
The Anteaters advance to the semifinals on Saturday, April 26, where they will face No. 3 seed UC Davis at 10 a.m.
UCI (16-5) got out to a strong start in doubles. Max Fardanesh and Rithvik Krishna held a slight edge over Alexey Efremov/Lucas Mszyca at No. 3 before winning three-straight games to close out the 6-3 victory.
On court two, Sohrob Amiryavari and Ruining Huang raced out to a 3-0 lead. The Highlanders' Lucas Ibarrondo Suarez/Aarav Sane quickly cut the deficit to one, but the Anteaters would not relinquish the lead as they came away with the 6-4 triumph to secure the doubles point.
The 'Eaters continued to roll in singles where they did not drop a set. Rithvik Krishna was the first off the court as he dispatched Lucas Ibarrando Suarez, 6-3, 6-1, at the third position.
Noah Zamora then gave UC Irvine a 2-1 advantage with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Justin Lamy at the top of the lineup. Zamora cruised in the first set and came back from a 4-3 deficit in the second to seal his fifth consecutive win.
At No. 5, Max Fardanesh dug deep for a 6-4 victory in the opening set. After trailing 4-1, Fardanesh won the next five games and kept the momentum on his side to deliver the decisive 6-4, 6-2 triumph over Alexey Efremov. Fardanesh, who extended his singles win streak to six matches, improved to 10-3 with his team-leading seventh match-clincher this season.
Andy Nguyen (7-6, 3-2), Ruining Huang (6-4, 5-3) and Sohrob Amiryavari (6-4, 4-2) were also up when their respective matches were abandoned.
UC Riverside ends its season with a 2-18 overall record.
The Anteaters advance to the semifinals on Saturday, April 26, where they will face No. 3 seed UC Davis at 10 a.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Justin Lamy / 0 [UCR]
24
66
#2 Singles Match
123
Aarav Sane / 0 [UCR]
620
73UF
#3 Singles Match
12
Lu Ibarrondo Suarez / 0 [UCR]
31
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Lucas Mszyca / 0 [UCR]
430
65UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Alexey Efremov / 0 [UCR]
42
66
#6 Singles Match
123
Ryan Huynh / 0 [UCR]
420
64UF
Order of Finish:
3,1,5
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