SAN DIEGO, Calif – The top-seeded No. 34 UC Santa Barbara Men's Tennis team defeated No. 4 seed UC San Diego with a 4-0 sweep on Saturday morning to advance to The Big West Championship Final. The Gauchos will prepare to face No. 2 seed UC Irvine on Sunday at 10 a.m. for the title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Gauchos were dominant from start to finish starting with two quick doubles wins to take the point. On court three, Diogo Morais and Charlie Underwood got a 6-1 win. Gianluca Brunkow and Lucca Liu were not far behind with a 6-1 victory of their own as the Blue and Gold took the 1-0 lead. 

Headed into singles, all six Gauchos would win the first set on their respective court. Lucca Liu added another point to the board with a quick 6-3, 6-0 win in the second position. Diogo Morais found the Gauchos' second singles win with a 6-3, 6-3 result on court four. In search of the last point to push them to the finals, Gianluca Brunkow delivered in straight sets on court one with a 6-3, 6-4 victory. 

Dominique Rolland dominated the first set on court three, and left the second set unfinished tied up at 5-5. In the fifth position, Charlie Underwood was headed to a third set when the Gauchos clinched the win. Matei Gavrea was poised for victory on court six with a 6-1 first set and leading 4-3 in the second when the match was left unfinished

RESULTS
Doubles
1. Gianluca Brunkow and Lucca Liu (UCSB) def. Zach Pellouchoud and Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD) 6-1
2. Conrad Brown and Dominique Rolland (UCSB) vs. Carson Lee and Diogo Tinoco (UCSD) 4-3, unfinished
3. Diogo Morais and Charlie Underwood (UCSB) def. David Adamson and Joseph Teh (UCSD) 6-1

Order of finish: 3,1

Singles
1. #63 Gianluca Brunkow (UCSB) def. Carson Lee (UCSD) 6-3, 6-4
2. Lucca Liu (UCSB) def. Diogo Tinoco (UCSD) 6-3, 6-0
3. Dominique Rolland (UCSB) vs. Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD) 6-0, 5-5, unfinished
4. #106 Diogo Morais (UCSB) def. Zach Pellouchoud (UCSD) 6-3, 6-3
5. Charlie Underwood (UCSB) vs. David Adamson (UCSD) 6-2, 4-6, unfinished
6. Matei Gavrea (UCSB) vs. Charles Qian (UCSD) 6-1, 4-3, unfinished

Order of finish: 2,4,1

UP NEXT
The Blue and Gold face No. 2 seed UC Irvine on Sunday in The Big West Championship. The match is slated for 10 a.m. at the Barnes Tennis Center with live stats available here.