Gauchos Open Big West Play with Shutout Win Over Tritons

LA JOLLA, Calif. (March 5, 2023) — No. 34 UC Santa Barbara men's tennis rounded out their weekend trip to America's Finest City with a 4-0 sweep against UC San Diego in their first Big West dual match of the season.

THE MATCH
Final: UC Santa Barbara 4, UC San Diego 0
Records: UC Santa Barbara 11-1 (1-0 Big West), UC San Diego 4-10 (0-1 Big West)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Rocking a new-look doubles lineup, UCSB was ready and energized to get things started, as partners Phillip Jordan and Pablo Masjuan took care of business on court one while Gianluca Brunkow and Lucca Liu cleaned up on court two for the Gauchos to take the doubles point.

The singles portion also saw dominance from Santa Barbara as Gauchos swept courts two, four, and one all in straight sets. It started with Jordan on court two, then, court four saw Lucca Liu win a close first set, 7-5, then shut out his opponent in the second set, 6-0. No. 114 Pablo Masjuan would earn the last point needed for the Gauchos on court one, 6-2, 6-3.

RESULTS
Doubles
1. Phillip Jordan/ Pablo Masjuan (UCSB) def. Traxler/Rodriguez (UCSD) 6-3
2. Gianluca Brunkow/ Lucca Liu (UCSB) def. P. Lan/W. Lan (UCSD) 6-2
3. Luka Mrsic/ Conrad Brown (UCSB) vs. Teh/Tinoco (UCSD) 5-2

Order of Finish: 1, 2

Singles
1. No. 114 Pablo Masjuan (UCSB) def. Phillip Lan (UCSD) 6-2, 6-3
2. Phillip Jordan (UCSB) def. Daniel Traxler (UCSD) 6-1, 6-3
3. Gianluca Brunkow (UCSB) vs. Diogo Tinoco (UCSD) 6-4, 5-2, unfinished
4. Lucca Liu (UCSB) def. Jett Cole (UCSD) 7-5, 6-0
5. Conrad Brown (UCSB) vs. Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD) 7-5, 0-0 unfinished
6. Kai Brady vs. Charles Qian (UCSD) 6-1, 3-1, unfinished