SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Sunday, April 23) - The UC Santa Barbara Men's Tennis team (20-3, 5-1 Big West) earned a shutout victory in the Blue-Green rivalry over Cal Poly while earning tri-champion honors and the No. 1 overall seed in The Big West Championships. The Gauchos dominated from start to finish winning in straight sets on all three of their singles victories.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Gauchos grabbed the early advantage in doubles play with Pablo Masjuan and Gianluck Brunkow winning on court three 6-3. The Mustangs answered back to tie doubles on court two. It was the Gauchos that came out with the decisive victory on court one. Phillip Jordan and Kai Brady gave the Gauchos the early 1-0 lead. 

UC Santa Barbara swept through singles play earning three points to shut out the Mustangs. Masjuan earned the second point in a straight-set victory on court two. Conrad Brown gave the Gauchos a third point winning 7-5 and 6-3 on court five. Phillip Jordan earned the clinching point defeating No. 104-ranked Noah Berry in straight sets. 

RESULTS
Doubles competition
1. #76 Phillip Jordan/Kai Brady (UCSB) def. Bastiaan Weststrate/Colter Smith (CP) 6-4
2. Fernando Fonseca/Noah Berry (CP) def. Conrad Brown/Luka Mrsic (UCSB) 6-3
3. Pablo Masjuan/Gianluca Brunkow (UCSB) def. Ben Keyser/Joe Leather (CP) 6-3

Order of finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles competition
1. Phillip Jordan (UCSB) def. #104 Noah Berry (CP) 6-3, 6-3
2. Pablo Masjuan (UCSB) def. Joe Leather (CP) 7-5, 6-3
3. Gianluca Brunkow (UCSB) vs. Fernando Fonseca (CP) 1-6, 6-4, 1-1, unfinished
4. Luka Mrsic (UCSB) vs. Colter Smith (CP) 6-4, 5-4, unfinished
5. Conrad Brown (UCSB) def. Aaron Eliscu (CP) 7-5, 6-3
6. Kai Brady (UCSB) vs. Carter Crookston (CP) 6-1, 6-5, unfinished

Order of finish: 2, 5, 1

UP NEXT
The 2023 Big West Championship awaits the Gauchos at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego next week. The opening round is set to begin on Friday, April 28. UC Santa Barbara was crowned tri-champions and earned the No. 1 overall seed in The Big West Championships.