Santa Barbara, Calif. — The UC Santa Barbara Men's Tennis Team improved to 2–0 on the season with a commanding 6–1 victory over visiting Nevada on Sunday morning.
THE MATCH
Final: UC Santa Barbara 6, Nevada 1
Records: UC Santa Barbara (2-0), Nevada (2-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Gauchos struck first in doubles on the top court, as the No. 37 tandem of
Gianluca Brunkow and
Dominique Rolland posted a quick 6–3 win at No. 1. The Wolf Pack answered back, taking the No. 2 match 6–3. Despite a valiant effort from
Conrad Brown and
Charlie Underwood, Nevada clinched the doubles point with a narrow 7–6 (8–6) triumph on court three, pushing them ahead 1–0.
In singles, however, UCSB swept all six courts. At No. 6,
Charlie Underwood dominated for a 6–3, 6–3 result, leveling the team score at 1–1.
Diogo Morais rebounded in his match after dropping the first set, rolling to a 4–6, 6–0, 6–0 victory that put the Gauchos on top.
Next, No. 21
Gianluca Brunkow would outlast Youssef Kadiri 7–6 (7–4), 6–3 in the first position, while
Dominique Rolland sealed another straight-sets win at No. 3. On court two,
Lucca Liu edged Lucas Hammond in a match tiebreak, 6–1, 6–7, 10–6, and
Conrad Brown capped the singles sweep by rallying past Rayen Hermassi, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. #37
Gianluca Brunkow/
Dominique Rolland (UCSB-M) def. Hammond, Lucas/Hermassi, Rayen (NEV) 6-3
2. Kadiri, Youssef/Tregoures, Remy (NEV) def.
Lucca Liu/
Diogo Morais (UCSB-M) 6-3
3. Theate, Paul/Contet, Max (NEV) def.
Charlie Underwood/
Conrad Brown (UCSB-M) 7-6 (8-6)
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
1. #21
Gianluca Brunkow (UCSB-M) def. #121 Kadiri, Youssef (NEV) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
2. #122
Lucca Liu (UCSB-M) def. Hammond, Lucas (NEV) 6-1, 6-7, 10-6
3. #94
Dominique Rolland (UCSB-M) def. Theate, Paul (NEV) 6-2, 6-4
4. #65
Diogo Morais (UCSB-M) def. Tregoures, Remy (NEV) 4-6, 6-0, 6-0
5. #117
Conrad Brown (UCSB-M) def. Hermassi, Rayen (NEV) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
6.
Charlie Underwood (UCSB-M) def. Contet, Max (NEV) 6-3, 6-3
Order of finish: 6, 4, 1, 3, 2, 5
UP NEXT
The UC Santa Barbara Men's Tennis Team returns home on Friday, Jan. 24 for a match against Texas Tech. The match will begin at 1 pm.