SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The No. 55 UC Santa Barbara men's tennis team beat No. 54 Florida Atlantic 4-2 Monday afternoon, earning their fourth straight victory and third in the last four days.
How it Happened
- FAU jumped out to an early lead as Kevin Huempfner and Filip Krolo beat Stefano Tsorotiotis and Alejandro Vedri 6-1 in the number two doubles matchup
- Santa Barbara evened it up with a 6-3 win by Gianluca Brunkow and Pablo Masjuan on court three
- All eyes turned to court one where Phillip Jordan and Kai Brady battled with Carles Sarrio and Hunter Robbins. Jordan and Brady led 5-3, but Sarrio and Robbins came back to even things up at 5-5. The Gauchos' duo got the momentum back, winning the last two games to win the match 7-5 and secure the doubles point
- The singles portion of the match was also closely contested. Court three was the first matchup to end as Alvaro Fernandez Horta evened the match at 1-1 with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Tsorotiotis
- Jordan regained the lead for Santa Barbara beating Huempfner 6-0, 6-3 in the top singles matchup
- Sarrio tied it back up with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Masjuan on court two
- Victor Krustev beat Gerard Escandell 6-2, 6-2 on court four to put the Gauchos on the brink of clinching
- Brunkow was engaged in a clash with Nicolas Jadoun on court five and came out on top, winning 7-5, 7-5 and securing the victory for Santa Barbara
Next Up
The Gauchos will have to wait to build on their four-match winning streak, as they don't play again until they take on Dartmouth at 12:00 P.M. on March 22nd.
