Berkeley, Calif. — The Gauchos were unable to overcome Cal's early lead and ultimately fell 4-3 to the Golden Bears on Sunday morning.
THE MATCH
Final: #47 UC Santa Barbara 3, #65 Cal 4
Records: UC Santa Barbara (9-6), Cal (9-7)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Golden Bears surged ahead in the early stages of the match, earning 6-0 and 6-1 victories courts two and three with competitive doubles play. The No. 46 ranked doubles pair of
Gianluca Brunkow and
Pablo Masjuan were leading their match 5-4 when Cal clinched the point.
The Gauchos aimed for a comeback in singles action, but Cal maintained their momentum, clinching the match with three consecutive straight-set victories on courts six, three, and four. Although Cal had already secured the overall victory, UC Santa Barbara continued to fight, taking three singles wins of their own.
Conrad Brown would go on to prevail over his opponent 6-3, 2-6, 6-4. #62
Pablo Masjuan defeated #75 Ryder Jackson, in an impressive comeback after dropping the first set.
Gianluca Brunkow contributed one final point for the Gauchos in a closely contested match, taking the third set in a 7-5 tiebreaker.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. #46
Gianluca Brunkow/
Pablo Masjuan (UCSB) vs. #45 Alex Chang/Mikey Wright (Cal) 5-4 (unfinished)
2. Ryder Jackson/Lucas Magnaudet (Cal) def.
Kai Brady/
Lucca Liu (UCSB) 6-0
3. Carl Emil Overbeck/Qian Sun (Cal) def.
Diego Castillo/
Conrad Brown (UCSB) 6-1
Order of finish: 2, 3
Singles
1. #62
Pablo Masjuan (UCSB) def. #75 Ryder Jackson (Cal) 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
2.
Gianluca Brunkow (UCSB) def. Carl Emil Overbeck (Cal) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5)
3. #104 Alex Chang (Cal) def.
Lucca Liu (UCSB) 6-4, 6-4
4. Timofey Stepanov (Cal) def.
Kai Brady (UCSB) 7-5, 6-3
5.
Conrad Brown (UCSB) def. Jonathan Irwanto (Cal) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
6. Lucas Magnaudet (Cal) def.
Diego Castillo (UCSB) 6-1, 6-1
Order of finish: 6, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2
UP NEXT
The UC Santa Barbara Men's Tennis Team returns home for their second Big West conference match against UC San Diego. The match is set to take place on Thursday, Apr. 11 at 3 p.m.
