Men's Tennis Wins Two In Singles In 5-2 Loss At #49 San Diego State

San Diego - The UC Riverside Men's Tennis Team competed admirably Saturday afternoon in a 5-2 loss at #49 San Diego State.

Cooper Bridge and Calvin Ngo both rallied back from first-set losses to win at numbers 4 and 5 singles for the Highlanders.

"Honestly, our men played fantastic, and have improved immensely over the week," Head Coach Tim Downey stated. "I am so proud of their play, and how well they competed. Our future is so bright. Let's go Highlanders!"

UC Riverside now travels to Tucson, Arizona for matches against Northern Arizona and Arizona next Saturday and Sunday, January 25-26.

Tennis Match Results
UC Riverside vs San Diego State
Jan 18, 2014 at San Diego, Calif.
(Aztec Tennis Center)

#49 San Diego State 5, UC Riverside 2

Singles
1. #69 Thorsten Bertsch (SDSU) def. Jack Felich (UCR) 6-1, 6-1
2. Hunter Nicholas (SDSU) def. Luis Gastao (UCR) 6-2, 6-1
3. Freddy Gelbrich (SDSU) def. Julian Ruffin (UCR) 6-2, 6-3
4. Cooper Bridge (UCR) def. Hendrik Jebens (SDSU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
5. Calvin Ngo (UCR) def. Juan Florez (SDSU) 1-6, 6-4, 10-3
6. Milen Ianakiev (SDSU) def. Sean Yun (UCR) 6-5 (4-0), 6-2

Doubles
1. Thorsten Bertsch/Hunter Nicholas (SDSU) def. Cooper Bridge/Michael Carella (UCR) 6-5 (10-0)
2. Hendrik Jebens/Freddy Gelbrich (SDSU) def. Jack Felich/Julian Ruffin (UCR) 6-3
3. Juan Florez/Milen Ianakiev (SDSU) def. Calvin Ngo/Marcus Vizcarra (UCR) 6-4

Match Notes:
UC Riverside 0-2
San Diego State 2-0, 1-0 MW; National ranking #49
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,2,3,6,4,5)

Men's Tennis Wins Two In Singles In 5-2 Loss At #49 San Diego State

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