Wednesday, March 11
Irvine, Calif.
12:00 PM
UC Irvine
6
vs
1
VCU
UCI Starts Homestand with 6-1 Win over VCU
March 11, 2026 | Men's Tennis
IRVINE, Calif. -Β UC Irvine men's tennis opened a four-match homestand with a 6-1 victory over VCU Wednesday afternoon at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
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UCI (4-5) has won four of its last five matches and improved to 4-0 when playing at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
The 'Eaters took the early lead as Sohrob Amiryavari and Alex Guajardo came through in the clutch to secure the doubles point. Max Fardanesh and Rohan Sachdev had set the tone with a 6-3 win over Nicolo Consonni/Gevorg Mnatsakanyan at No. 1.
VCU (4-8) fired back on court two with a 6-2 triumph. Amiryavari/Guajardo then delivered at the third position, defeating Kostiantyn Mantach/Leon Zaorski, 6-4, to giveΒ UC Irvine a 1-0 lead.
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The momentum carried straight into singles play.Β Hiroki SakagawaΒ was the first off the court, dispatching Consonni,Β 6-3, 6-2, to put the Anteaters on top, 2-0. Tal GoodmanΒ kept the pressure on with a composedΒ 6-3, 6-4Β victory over Mnatsakanyan.
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With a comfortable 3-0 advantage,Β Max FardaneshΒ was credited with the match-clinching win. After outlasting Erwann Bouchet in a tightly-contested first set, 7-6 (7-3), Fardanesh raced out to aΒ 3-0Β lead in the second before Bouchet was forced to retire.
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Sohrob Amiryavari also won by retirement in a resilient effort at No. 4. Amiryavari bounced back from a first-set loss (3-6) to take the second, 6-2. He then went up 1-0 in the thirdΒ before Zaorski retired. It was Amiryavari's fourth-straight victory.
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On court six, Greg Gamal extended his win streak to five as he took down Mantach, 6-2, 4-6, 10-5. VCU was then able to get on the board in the final match at the fifth spot with Alfred AlmasiΒ rallyingΒ for a 3-6, 6-3, 10-5 win over Ruining Huang.
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UC Irvine will be back at Anteater Tennis Stadium for a doubleheader on Friday, March 13. The 'Eaters are set to face Navy at 10 a.m. and Army at 2:30 p.m.
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UCI (4-5) has won four of its last five matches and improved to 4-0 when playing at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
The 'Eaters took the early lead as Sohrob Amiryavari and Alex Guajardo came through in the clutch to secure the doubles point. Max Fardanesh and Rohan Sachdev had set the tone with a 6-3 win over Nicolo Consonni/Gevorg Mnatsakanyan at No. 1.
VCU (4-8) fired back on court two with a 6-2 triumph. Amiryavari/Guajardo then delivered at the third position, defeating Kostiantyn Mantach/Leon Zaorski, 6-4, to giveΒ UC Irvine a 1-0 lead.
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The momentum carried straight into singles play.Β Hiroki SakagawaΒ was the first off the court, dispatching Consonni,Β 6-3, 6-2, to put the Anteaters on top, 2-0. Tal GoodmanΒ kept the pressure on with a composedΒ 6-3, 6-4Β victory over Mnatsakanyan.
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With a comfortable 3-0 advantage,Β Max FardaneshΒ was credited with the match-clinching win. After outlasting Erwann Bouchet in a tightly-contested first set, 7-6 (7-3), Fardanesh raced out to aΒ 3-0Β lead in the second before Bouchet was forced to retire.
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Sohrob Amiryavari also won by retirement in a resilient effort at No. 4. Amiryavari bounced back from a first-set loss (3-6) to take the second, 6-2. He then went up 1-0 in the thirdΒ before Zaorski retired. It was Amiryavari's fourth-straight victory.
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On court six, Greg Gamal extended his win streak to five as he took down Mantach, 6-2, 4-6, 10-5. VCU was then able to get on the board in the final match at the fifth spot with Alfred AlmasiΒ rallyingΒ for a 3-6, 6-3, 10-5 win over Ruining Huang.
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UC Irvine will be back at Anteater Tennis Stadium for a doubleheader on Friday, March 13. The 'Eaters are set to face Navy at 10 a.m. and Army at 2:30 p.m.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Nicolo Consonni / 0 [VCU]
32
66
#2 Singles Match
123
Erwann Bouchet / 0 [VCU]
600
73WR
#3 Singles Match
12
Gevorg Mnatsakanyan / 0 [VCU]
34
66
#4 Singles Match
1234
Leon Zaorski / 0 [VCU]
6200
361WR
#5 Singles Match
123
Alfred Almasi / 0 [VCU]
3610
635
#6 Singles Match
123
Kostiantyn Mantach / 0 [VCU]
265
6410
Order of Finish:
1,3,2,4,6,5
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