Santa Barbara, Calif. — The UC Santa Barbara Men's Tennis Team fell to Cal on Monday, after the match was postponed on Sunday due to rain. The Golden Bears claimed a 4-0 victory in the contest, dealing UCSB their first loss of the season.

THE MATCH
Final:  UC Santa Barbara 0, California, 4
Records: UC Santa Barbara (3-1), California (4-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Cal came out strong from the start, dominating the doubles competition to secure an early lead. The Golden Bears clinched the doubles point with 6-1 and 6-3 wins on courts three and two, respectively. The match on court one, featuring the No. 31-ranked pair of Gianluca Brunkow and Dominique Rolland and Cal's No. 84 Alex Chang and Mikey Wright, was left unfinished at 4-4 when Cal secured the point.

In singles, Cal continued to apply pressure and took control across multiple courts. On court two, No. 32 Theo Dean defeated No. 122 Lucca Liu 6-2, 6-4, putting Cal up 2-0. In the top spot, No. 21 Gianluca Brunkow faced a tough challenge against Cal's No. 4 Carl Emil Overbeck. After dropping the first set 6-2, Brunkow fought back in the second but ultimately fell 7-5. Conrad Brown showed resilience but couldn't keep pace with Timofey Stepanov, who won a tight first set 7-6 (7-4) and closed out the match 6-3 in the second to clinch the 4-0 victory for Cal.

Close matches on courts three, four, and six were left unfinished. On court three, No. 94 Dominique Rolland was in a tight battle with Cal's No. 66 Alex Chang, with Rolland taking the first set 6-3 and trailing 6-7 (6-8) in the second. On court four, No. 65 Diogo Morais fought hard after dropping the first set 2-6, winning the second 6-2, with the score tied 5-5 in the third. On court six, Teo Masera led 1-0 in the second set after taking the first in a tiebreaker 7-6 (9-7).

RESULTS
Doubles
1. #37 Gianluca Brunkow/Dominique Rolland (UCSB-M) vs. #84 Alex Chang/Mikey Wright (CAL) 4-4, unfinished
2. Carl Emil Overbeck/Derrick Chen (CAL) def. Lucca Liu/Diogo Morais (UCSB-M) 6-3
3. Theo Dean/ Lechno-Wasiutynski (CAL) def. Conrad Brown/Charlie Underwood (UCSB-M) 6-1

Order of finish: 3, 2

Singles
1. #4 Carl Emil Overbeck (CAL) def. #21 Gianluca Brunkow (UCSB-M) 6-2, 7-5 
2. #32 Theo Dean (CAL) def. #122 Lucca Liu (UCSB-M) 6-2, 6-4 
3. #94 Dominique Rolland (UCSB-M) vs. #66 Alex Chang (CAL) 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), unfinished 
4. #65 Diogo Morais (UCSB-M) vs. #102 Derrick Chen (CAL) 2-6, 6-2, 5-5, unfinished 
5. #110 Timofey Stepanov (CAL) def. #117 Conrad Brown (UCSB-M) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 
6. Teo Masera (UCSB-M) vs. Lechno-Wasiutynski (CAL) 1-6, 7-6 (9-7), 0-1, unfinished

Order of finish: 2, 1, 5

UP NEXT
The UC Santa Barbara Men's Tennis Team will return home on Saturday, February 8, to take on Gonzaga at 11 a.m., followed by a match against Pacific on Sunday, February 9, at 2 p.m.