RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The UC Santa Barbara Men's Tennis team continued its strong run of form Monday afternoon, earning a 4-0 sweep over UC Riverside at the SRC Tennis Courts.
THE MATCH
Final: #32 UC Santa Barbara 4, UC Riverside 0
Records: #32 UC Santa Barbara (16-5, 5-0 Big West), UC Irvine (2-20, 0-5 Big West)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Gauchos grabbed control early by locking in the doubles point.
Lorenzo Brunkow and
Diogo Morais got things moving with a 6-2 win on court one, and
Miguel Avendano with
Karel Fromel followed on court two, taking a 6-3 decision to secure the early 1-0 lead. The third court was left unfinished.
UC Santa Barbara wasted little time in singles, striking first from the top of the lineup.
Miguel Avendano delivered a dominant 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 1 to extend the lead to 2-0.
Karel Fromel added another point with a 6-1, 6-2 decision on court five, putting the Gauchos one win away from the sweep.
Matei Gavrea sealed the match at No. 4, battling to a 6-1, 6-4 victory to clinch the 4-0 result. Three matches were left unfinished following the decision, with all three Gauchos holding leads in their respective matches.
RESULTS
Doubles
1.
Lorenzo Brunkow/
Diogo Morais (UCSB) def. Lucas Suarez/Lucas Mszyca (UCR) 6-2
2.
Miguel Avendano/
Karel Fromel (UCSB) def. Owen Pearson/Jovan Pedroza (UCR) 6-3
3.
Carson Lee/
Sam Rappaport (UCSB) vs. Ivaylo Simeonov/Michael Chang (UCR) 5-4, unfinished
Order of finish: 1, 2
Singles
1.
Miguel Avendano (UCSB) def. Lucas Suarez (UCR) 6-1, 6-1
2.
Diogo Morais (UCSB) vs. Andrew Lavine (UCR) 6-4, 3-1, unfinished
3.
Carson Lee (UCSB) vs. Owen Pearson (UCR) 1-6, 6-1, 1-0, unfinished
4.
Matei Gavrea (UCSB) def. Lucas Mszyca (UCR) 6-1, 6-4
5.
Karel Fromel (UCSB) def. Michael Chang (UCR) 6-1, 6-2
6.
Mario Garcia (UCSB) vs. Jovan Pedroza (UCR) 6-2, 5-3, unfinished
Order of finish: 1, 5, 4
UP NEXT
The Blue and Gold will travel to Cal Poly for the classic Blue-Green Rivalry, their final Big West matchup of the regular season, featuring the conference's top two teams on Apr. 17 at 5 p.m., before returning home to face No. 28 Pepperdine on Apr. 19 at 1 p.m.
