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Men's Tennis

No. 49 Gauchos Top UC San Diego, 6-1

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Coming off of a week of final exams, the 49th-ranked UC Santa Barbara men's tennis team returned the court and posted a 6-1 win over visiting UC San Diego on Thursday afternoon.

After losing the doubles point, the Gauchos swept the six singles matches.  At the No. 1 spot, Mathieu Forget swept Chapman Chan by a 6-2, 6-3 score.  Benjamin Recknagel kept the singles sweep going at the No. 2 spot as he crushed Junya Yoshida, 6-1, 6-3.

UCSB continued the singles sweep at No. 3.  Mbonisi Ndimande walloped Austin West, 6-3, 6-0.  At No. 4, freshman Greg Scott defeated Max Jiganti, 6-3, 6-1, giving the Gauchos a 4-1 edge.

At No. 5, freshman Ziad Sultan absolutely blanked Sam Ling, 6-0, 6-0  Axel Bouillin completed the singles sweep at the No. 6 spot, walloping Kona Luu by a 6-0, 6-4 tally.

On Saturday, the #49 UCSB men square off against #55 Denver at Noon (note changed start time) in a match that could lift the Gaucho's ranking and NCAA at-large tournament bid chances.

On Sunday, the Gauchos face conference rival University of Pacific (again at noon).  A win against the Tigers would put the UCSB men in great position for a first round bye at the Big West Conference Championship tournament in Indian Wells April 27-29.

No. 49 UCSB 6 -UC San Diego 1 

Doubles:
1. West/Souza def. Forget/Recknagel (UCSB) 8-6
2. Wall/Luu def. Ndimande/Sultan (UCSB) 8-5
3. Bouillin/Knudtzon (UCSB) def. Ling/Jigante 8-6

Singles:
1. Mathieu Forget (UCSB) def. Chapman Chan 6-2,6-3
2. Benjamin Recknagel (UCSB) def. Junya Yoshida 6-1,6-3
3. Mbonisi Ndimande (UCSB) def. Austin West 6-3,6-0
4. Greg Scott (UCSB) def. Max Jiganti 6-3,6-1
5. Ziad Sultan (UCSB) def. Sam Ling 6-0,6-0
6. Axel Bouillin (UCSB) def. Kona Luu 6-0,6-4

Order of finish: Singles (5,2,6,3,4,1) 

SEASON RECORD: 10-6

BIG WEST RECORD: 2-1

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Players Mentioned

Mathieu Forget

Mathieu Forget

6' 0"
Senior
Axel Bouillin

Axel Bouillin

6' 0"
Freshman
Mbonisi Ndimande

Mbonisi Ndimande

5' 9"
Junior
Benjamin Recknagel

Benjamin Recknagel

5' 11"
Junior
Greg Scott

Greg Scott

5' 10"
Freshman
Ziad Sultan

Ziad Sultan

6' 3"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Mathieu Forget

Mathieu Forget

6' 0"
Senior
Axel Bouillin

Axel Bouillin

6' 0"
Freshman
Mbonisi Ndimande

Mbonisi Ndimande

5' 9"
Junior
Benjamin Recknagel

Benjamin Recknagel

5' 11"
Junior
Greg Scott

Greg Scott

5' 10"
Freshman
Ziad Sultan

Ziad Sultan

6' 3"
Freshman