SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The UC Santa Barbara Men's Tennis Team was once again victorious in their second home match of the season against Saint Mary's College. The Gauchos sweeped the Gaels, 7-0 .
THE MATCH
Final: UC Santa Barbara 7, Saint Mary's College 0
Records: UC Santa Barbara 3-2, Saint Mary's College 1-5
HOW IT HAPPENED\
Starting off strong on court three was Conrad Brown and Luka Mrsic, who quickly defeated their Gael opponents, 6-2. Kai Brady and Lucca Liu followed with a win on court two to ultimately clinch the doubles point.
Opening up singles play was Luka Mrisc, who dominated with a quick 6-1, 6-3 win to extend the Gaucho lead 2-0. Santa Barbara then rattled off three straight set victories, securing the match. Conrad Brown was able to overcome his competition after dropping the first set, winning 10-5 in a tiebreaker. In a nail biting performance, Pablo Masjuan wrapped things up with a win, taking the third set after dropping the second.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. No. 34 Brunkow/Masjuan (UCSB) vs. Ramos Membrives/Jarry (SMC) 4-4 (unfinished)
2. Brady/Liu (UCSB) def. Moyson/Maxant (SMC) 6-3
3. Brown/Mrsic (UCSB) def. Greco/Lieutaud (SMC) 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 2
Singles
1. No. 20 Pablo Masjuan (UCSB) def. Carlos Ramos Membrives (SMC) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
2. Gianluca Brunkow (UCSB) def. Mathis Moysan (SMC) 6-4, 6-1
3. Luka Mrsic (UCSB) def. Diego Jarry (SMC) 6-1, 6-3
4. Lucca Liu (UCSB) def. Paulo Hugo Etchecoin (SMC) 6-3, 7-5
5. Kai Brady (UCSB) def. Thibaud Maxant (SMC) 6-2, 6-3
6. Conrad Brown (UCSB) def. Pierre Lieutaud (SMC) 6-7, 6-2, 10-5
Order of finish: 3, 2, 5, 4, 6, 1
UP NEXT
The UC Santa Barbara Men's Tennis team continues their homestand with a match against No. 70 Pepperdine next Thursday, Feb. 29 at 1 p.m.