WACO, Texas – The UC Santa Barbara men's tennis team opened up the 2026 National Team Indoor Championships against the 2025 Outdoor National Champions, Wake Forest. The Gauchos battled but ultimately fell to the third-ranked Deamon Deacons.
THE MATCH
Final: (RV) UC Santa Barbara 0, #3 Wake Forest 4
Records: (RV) UC Santa Barbara (6-1), #3 Wake Forest (7-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Gauchos fought hard during the opening games of the doubles set, but ultimately Wake Forest pulled ahead to earn the doubles point. The Gauchos fell on courts two and three for the Deamon Deacons to earn the doubles point and go to singles up 1-0.
In singles, the Gauchos were able to notch a set one wins on courts two and three against Wake Forest. Avendano was up on the 14
th-ranked singles player when the match was called. Unfortunately, that is all the momentum they could get going. Wake Forest won in straight sets on courts four, five and six to blank the Gauchos and stop any sort of comeback the Gauchos would attempt.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. #3 Andrew Delgado/DK Suresh Ekambaram (WF) vs. Conrado Brown/
Dominique Rolland (UCSB), 5-4, unfinished
2. Aryan Shah/Kacper Szymkowiak (WF) def. #80
Miguel Avendano/
Lucca Liu (UCSB), 6-2
3. Luca Pow/Charlie Robertson (WF) def.
Lorenzo Brunkow/
Diogo Morais (UCSB), 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 3
Singles
1. #21 DK Suresh Ekambaram (WF) vs. #79
Lucca Liu (UCSB), 6-4, 6-5, unfinished
2. Aryan Shah (WF) vs. #31
Dominique Rolland (UCSB), 1-6, 4-4, unfinished
3. #14 Luca Pow (WF) vs.
Miguel Avendano (UCSB), 2-6, 5-3, unfinished
4. #102 Mees Rottgering (WF) def.
Diogo Morais (UCSB), 6-3, 6-3
5. Charlie Robertson (WF) def.
Charlie Underwood (UCSB), 6-2, 6-3
6. #89 Joaquin Guilleme (WF) def.
Conrad Brown (UCSB), 6-3, 6-2
Order of finish: 6, 5, 4
UP NEXT
UC Santa Barbara will now take on another top 10 team in ninth-ranked UCF on Saturday, Feb. 14 in the back draw of the ITA National Team Indoor Championships.
