Thursday, November 5
San Diego, Calif.
9 A.M
UC Irvine
at
SoCal Intercollegiate Championships
November 05, 2026 | Men's Tennis
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The UC Irvine men's tennis team opened play at the SoCal Intercollegiate Championships on Thursday, hosted by San Diego at the Hogan Tennis Center, earning two singles victories and one doubles win in Round of 16 action.
Greg Gamal secured a hard-fought victory over UC San Diego's Cayden Wang to advance to the quarterfinals. After dropping the opening set, 1-6, Gamal responded with back-to-back set wins, 6-1, 6-4, to complete the comeback.
Alex Guajardo also punched his ticket to the quarterfinals with a straight-set victory over UC Santa Barbara's Felipe Vazquez, 7-5, 6-4.
Ruining Huang and Holland Snell also took the court in singles action. Huang fell to San Diego State's Dinko Dinev, 1-6, 2-6, while Snell battled San Diego's Luc Wieland before falling, 4-6, 6-7 (5-7).
In doubles play, Guajardo and Snell teamed up to earn a 6-4 victory over LMU's Emil Kindhult and Denis Maijorov, advancing to the quarterfinals. Gamal and Huang also competed in doubles action, falling to UC Santa Barbara's Vazquez and Miguel Avendano Cadena, 5-7.
The Anteaters return to the courts tomorrow, Nov. 6, for the second day of competition at the SoCal Intercollegiate Championships in San Diego.
SINGLES RESULTS – ROUND OF 16
Dinko Dinev (SDSU) def. Ruining Huang (UCI), [1-6, 2-6]
Luc Wieland (USD) def. Holland Snell (UCI), [4-6, 6-7 (5-7)]
Greg Gamal (UCI) def. Cayden Wang (UCSD), [1-6, 6-1, 6-4]
Alex Guajardo (UCI) def. Felipe Vazquez (UCSB), [7-5, 6-4]
DOUBLES RESULTS – ROUND OF 16
Miguel Avendano Cadena/Felipe Vazquez (UCSB) def. Greg Gamal/Ruining Huang (UCI), [5-7]
Alex Guajardo/Holland Snell (UCI) def. Emil Kindhult/Denis Maijorov (LMU), [6-4]
UPCOMING MATCHES - QUARTERFINALS SINGLES
Greg Gamal (UCI) vs. Brock Anderson (SDSU)
Alex Guajardo (UCI) vs. Oskar Rouse (UCSD)
UPCOMING MATCHES - QUARTERFINALS DOUBLES
Alex Guajardo/Holland Snell (UCI) vs. Botond Nagy/Luc Wieland (USD)
Greg Gamal secured a hard-fought victory over UC San Diego's Cayden Wang to advance to the quarterfinals. After dropping the opening set, 1-6, Gamal responded with back-to-back set wins, 6-1, 6-4, to complete the comeback.
Alex Guajardo also punched his ticket to the quarterfinals with a straight-set victory over UC Santa Barbara's Felipe Vazquez, 7-5, 6-4.
Ruining Huang and Holland Snell also took the court in singles action. Huang fell to San Diego State's Dinko Dinev, 1-6, 2-6, while Snell battled San Diego's Luc Wieland before falling, 4-6, 6-7 (5-7).
In doubles play, Guajardo and Snell teamed up to earn a 6-4 victory over LMU's Emil Kindhult and Denis Maijorov, advancing to the quarterfinals. Gamal and Huang also competed in doubles action, falling to UC Santa Barbara's Vazquez and Miguel Avendano Cadena, 5-7.
The Anteaters return to the courts tomorrow, Nov. 6, for the second day of competition at the SoCal Intercollegiate Championships in San Diego.
SINGLES RESULTS – ROUND OF 16
Dinko Dinev (SDSU) def. Ruining Huang (UCI), [1-6, 2-6]
Luc Wieland (USD) def. Holland Snell (UCI), [4-6, 6-7 (5-7)]
Greg Gamal (UCI) def. Cayden Wang (UCSD), [1-6, 6-1, 6-4]
Alex Guajardo (UCI) def. Felipe Vazquez (UCSB), [7-5, 6-4]
DOUBLES RESULTS – ROUND OF 16
Miguel Avendano Cadena/Felipe Vazquez (UCSB) def. Greg Gamal/Ruining Huang (UCI), [5-7]
Alex Guajardo/Holland Snell (UCI) def. Emil Kindhult/Denis Maijorov (LMU), [6-4]
UPCOMING MATCHES - QUARTERFINALS SINGLES
Greg Gamal (UCI) vs. Brock Anderson (SDSU)
Alex Guajardo (UCI) vs. Oskar Rouse (UCSD)
UPCOMING MATCHES - QUARTERFINALS DOUBLES
Alex Guajardo/Holland Snell (UCI) vs. Botond Nagy/Luc Wieland (USD)
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