Santa Barbara, Calif. — The No. 39 UC Santa Barbara Men's Tennis Team battled through an early deficit in doubles to secure a strong 4-1 win over UC Riverside at the Arnhold Tennis Center on Monday afternoon.

THE MATCH
Final: No. 39 UC Santa Barbara 4, UC Riverside 1
Records: UC Santa Barbara (13-3), UC Riverside (2-14)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Gauchos dropped the doubles point despite a dominant performance on court three. Diogo Morais and Sam Rappaport cruised to a 6-0 win, but UC Riverside responded with victories at No. 1 and No. 2 to claim the opening point.

From there, UCSB took control in singles. No. 65 Gianluca Brunkow rolled past his opponent at the top spot, dropping just one game. Lucca Liu followed with an emphatic 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 3, and Charlie Underwood added another straight-set victory at No. 5.

Conrad Brown sealed the team win with a hard-fought straight-set victory at No. 6. Two matches were left unfinished, including one with UCSB's Dominique Rolland trailing on court two and another with Diogo Morais leading at No. 4.

RESULTS
Doubles
1. Justin Lamy/Ryan Huynh (UCR) def. Conrad Brown/Dominique Rolland (UCSB-M) 6-4
2. Aarav Sane/Lucas Suarez (UCR) def. Gianluca Brunkow/Charlie Underwood (UCSB-M) 7-6 (7-5)
3. Diogo Morais/Sam Rappaport (UCSB-M) def. Alexey Efremov/Lucas Mszyca (UCR) 6-0

Order of finish: 3, 1, 2

Singles
1. #65 Gianluca Brunkow (UCSB-M) def. Justin Lamy (UCR) 6-0, 6-1
2. Dominique Rolland (UCSB-M) vs. Aarav Sane (UCR) 5-7, 2-2, unfinished
3. Lucca Liu (UCSB-M) def. Lucas Suarez (UCR) 6-1, 6-0
4. #108 Diogo Morais (UCSB-M) vs. Lucas Mszyca (UCR) 6-4, 4-2, unfinished
5. Charlie Underwood (UCSB-M) def. Alexey Efremov (UCR) 6-2, 6-1
6. Conrad Brown (UCSB-M) def. Ryan Huynh (UCR) 6-1, 7-5

Order of finish: 1, 3, 5, 6

UP NEXT
The Gauchos head south on Wednesday, Apr. 9 to face No. 20 Pepperdine in Malibu. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m.