Sunday, February 22
Irvine, Calif.
1:00 PM
UC Irvine
4
vs
3
San Diego State
βEaters Take Down the Aztecs, 4-3
February 22, 2026 | Men's Tennis
IRVINE, Calif. β The UC Irvine men's tennis team took down San Diego State, 4-3, Sunday afternoon to complete a 2-0 weekend at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
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UCI (2-4) dropped the doubles point, but fought back in singles, starting at No. 4 where Sohrob Amiryavari made quick work of Finn Willman. Amiryavari shut out Willman in the first set and continued to cruise to the 6-0, 6-3 win.
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The Aztecs (2-8) reclaimed a 2-1 lead with Iman Daniel Hazli earning a hard-fought 7-5, 6-4 victory over Max Fardanesh on court two.
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After securing the Anteaters' 4-3 win against Saint Mary's on Saturday, Greg Gamal brought the 'Eaters even as he outlasted William Kleege, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, at the sixth position.
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Just minutes later, Ruining Huang gave UC Irvine its first lead of the match by closing out a 6-4, 6-4 victory against Brock Anderson at No. 5.
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Fittingly, it was Hiroki Sakagawa who delivered the match-clinching point at the top of the lineup. Sakagawa got out to a strong start, upending Aleksi Lofman 6-3, but Lofman battled back to take the second. Sakagawa regrouped and pulled ahead 5-3 in the decisive third set. Lofman held serve to stay alive before Sakagawa raced out to a 40-15 advantage, then ended the match with an ace for his fourth-straight singles win (6-3, 2-6, 6-4).
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Tal Goodman and Eugenio Gonzalez played out their match on court three. Gonzalez escaped a second-set tiebreaker for the 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory.
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UCI will be back in action on Tuesday, March 3, when it welcomes Villanova to Anteater Tennis Stadium.
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UCI (2-4) dropped the doubles point, but fought back in singles, starting at No. 4 where Sohrob Amiryavari made quick work of Finn Willman. Amiryavari shut out Willman in the first set and continued to cruise to the 6-0, 6-3 win.
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The Aztecs (2-8) reclaimed a 2-1 lead with Iman Daniel Hazli earning a hard-fought 7-5, 6-4 victory over Max Fardanesh on court two.
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After securing the Anteaters' 4-3 win against Saint Mary's on Saturday, Greg Gamal brought the 'Eaters even as he outlasted William Kleege, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, at the sixth position.
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Just minutes later, Ruining Huang gave UC Irvine its first lead of the match by closing out a 6-4, 6-4 victory against Brock Anderson at No. 5.
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Fittingly, it was Hiroki Sakagawa who delivered the match-clinching point at the top of the lineup. Sakagawa got out to a strong start, upending Aleksi Lofman 6-3, but Lofman battled back to take the second. Sakagawa regrouped and pulled ahead 5-3 in the decisive third set. Lofman held serve to stay alive before Sakagawa raced out to a 40-15 advantage, then ended the match with an ace for his fourth-straight singles win (6-3, 2-6, 6-4).
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Tal Goodman and Eugenio Gonzalez played out their match on court three. Gonzalez escaped a second-set tiebreaker for the 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory.
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UCI will be back in action on Tuesday, March 3, when it welcomes Villanova to Anteater Tennis Stadium.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
123
Aleksi Lofman / 0 [SDSU]
364
626
#2 Singles Match
12
Imran Daniel Hazli / 0 [SDSU]
76
54
#3 Singles Match
12
Eugenio Gonzalez / 0 [SDSU]
67
36
#4 Singles Match
12
Finn Willman / 0 [SDSU]
03
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Brock Anderson / 0 [SDSU]
44
66
#6 Singles Match
123
William Kleege / 0 [SDSU]
262
636
Order of Finish:
4,2,6,5,1,3
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