San Diego, Calif. — The UC Santa Barbara Men's Tennis Team faced a tough challenge in their final match of the Ed Collins Classic, falling 4-0 to No. 7 San Diego on Sunday at the Hogan Tennis Center.
THE MATCH
Final: No. 45 UC Santa Barbara 0, No. 7 San Diego 4
Records: UC Santa Barbara (10-3), San Diego (14-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Gauchos faced early pressure in doubles play, where San Diego claimed the first two matches to secure the doubles point. UCSB's top pairing of
Gianluca Brunkow and
Dominique Rolland was leading 4-3 at No. 1 when play was halted.
In singles, the Toreros built on their momentum with a win at No. 5, despite a determined effort from UCSB's
Charlie Underwood. At No. 4,
Diogo Morais put up a strong fight but fell in straight sets, giving San Diego a 3-0 lead.
The clinching point came at No. 2 singles, where
Gianluca Brunkow battled against No. 52 Savriyan Danilov before ultimately coming up short, 6-3, 6-2.
Several Gauchos were in promising positions when play was stopped.
Matei Gavrea was on the verge of victory at No. 6, leading 6-4, 4-1, while
Lucca Liu battled back to force a third set at No. 3.
Dominique Rolland was midway through a competitive second set at No. 1 when the match concluded.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. Iiro Vasa/Oliver Tarvet (USD-M) vs. #35
Gianluca Brunkow/
Dominique Rolland (UCSB-M) 3-4, unfinished
2. Savriyan Danilov/Stian Klaassen (USD-M) def.
Lucca Liu/
Diogo Morais (UCSB-M) 6-3
3. Nikhil Niranjan/Adrien Berrut (USD-M) def.
Charlie Underwood/
Conrad Brown (UCSB-M) 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 3
Singles
1. #8 Oliver Tarvet (USD-M) vs.
Dominique Rolland (UCSB-M) 6-2, 4-2, unfinished
2. #52 Savriyan Danilov (USD-M) def. #43
Gianluca Brunkow (UCSB-M) 6-3, 6-2
3. #114 Stian Klaassen (USD-M) vs.
Lucca Liu (UCSB-M) 6-1, 4-6, unfinished
4. Adrien Berrut (USD-M) def. #73
Diogo Morais (UCSB-M) 6-4, 6-2
5. Neo Niedner (USD-M) def.
Charlie Underwood (UCSB-M) 6-0, 6-1
6. Blake Kasday (USD-M) vs.
Matei Gavrea (UCSB-M) 4-6, 1-4, unfinished
Order of finish: 5, 4, 2
UP NEXT
The Gauchos will return home for a doubleheader on Wednesday, March 12, hosting No. 37 Yale at 10 a.m., followed by Creighton at 2:30 p.m.
