Saturday, March 7
Los Angeles, Calif.
11:00 AM
UC Irvine
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#55 LMU
UC Irvine Falls at LMU, 4-3
March 07, 2026 | Men's Tennis
LOS ANGELES - The UC Irvine men's tennis team dropped a hard-fought 4-3 decision to No. 55 Loyola Marymount on Saturday afternoon at the LMU Tennis Center.
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The Anteaters (3-5) saw their three-match win streak come to an end, while the Lions won their fourth-straight to improve to 8-1.
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LMU took the early lead winning a tightly-contested doubles point. Sohrob Amiryavari and Alex Guajardo fell to Cyrus Ahmad/Darius Tamadoon, 6-4, on court three. The tandem of Alex Padro Parra/Max Wuelfing then outlasted Max Fardanesh and Rohan Sachdev, 7-5, at the top of the lineup.
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The 'Eaters had a strong showingΒ in singles, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Lions. LMU took a 2-0 lead with a victory at the fifth position, before Sohrob Amiryavari dispatched Kuba Hrynkiewicz, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 4 to get UCI on the board.
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LMU followed with wins at the top-two spots to clinch the victory. At No. 1, Hiroki Sakagawa was handed his first loss since Jan. 17, falling to Max Wuelfing, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. Β
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The remaining courts played out their respective matches. Tal Goodman turned in an impressive performance, displaying his resilience as he rebounded from a second-set loss to take the match, 7-6, 2-6, 6-1. Greg Gamal rounded out the day with a gutsy 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 comeback victory. It was his fourth-straight win.
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UC Irvine will be back in action next week when it starts a four-match homestand against VCU on Wednesday, March 11.
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The Anteaters (3-5) saw their three-match win streak come to an end, while the Lions won their fourth-straight to improve to 8-1.
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LMU took the early lead winning a tightly-contested doubles point. Sohrob Amiryavari and Alex Guajardo fell to Cyrus Ahmad/Darius Tamadoon, 6-4, on court three. The tandem of Alex Padro Parra/Max Wuelfing then outlasted Max Fardanesh and Rohan Sachdev, 7-5, at the top of the lineup.
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The 'Eaters had a strong showingΒ in singles, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Lions. LMU took a 2-0 lead with a victory at the fifth position, before Sohrob Amiryavari dispatched Kuba Hrynkiewicz, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 4 to get UCI on the board.
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LMU followed with wins at the top-two spots to clinch the victory. At No. 1, Hiroki Sakagawa was handed his first loss since Jan. 17, falling to Max Wuelfing, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. Β
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The remaining courts played out their respective matches. Tal Goodman turned in an impressive performance, displaying his resilience as he rebounded from a second-set loss to take the match, 7-6, 2-6, 6-1. Greg Gamal rounded out the day with a gutsy 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 comeback victory. It was his fourth-straight win.
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UC Irvine will be back in action next week when it starts a four-match homestand against VCU on Wednesday, March 11.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
123
264
Max Wuelfing / 0 [LMU]
646
#2 Singles Match
12
22
Cesar Cruz / 0 [LMU]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
726
Emil Kindhult / 0 [LMU]
661
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Kuba Hrynkiewicz / 0 [LMU]
22
#5 Singles Match
12
14
Alex Padro Parra / 0 [LMU]
66
#6 Singles Match
123
276
Cyrus Ahmad / 0 [LMU]
652
Order of Finish:
5,4,2,1,3,6
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