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Highlanders Men's Tennis Continues Play At UCSB Classic Saturday With Three Singles Wins

Santa Barbara, CA - The UC Riverside Men's Tennis Team continued action at the UCSB Classic Saturday with singles and doubles action. Day 1 Story.

In Flight A Singles, Cooper Bridge dropped his first match of the day to Grand Canyon's Phiip Kuenen, 6-2, 7-6. Bridge then advanced in his second match as his opponent from Cal, Nikhil Jayaskankar, withdrew.

In Singles Flight B, Julian Ruffin defeated Timothy Tran from Cal Poly, 6-4, 6-1, but dropped the next contest, 7-5, 6-2, to Fresno State's Euan McIntosh.

Playing in the winner's bracket in Flight C, Sean Robles dropped a 6-1, 6-4 decision to UC Davis' Everett Matlby, but rallied back to win his next match, 6-3, 7-5 against UC Santa Barbara's Ziad Sultan.

Also playing in Singles Flight C, Michael Carella lost to Axel Damiens from Cal Poly, 6-4, 6-3.

The UCSB Classic concludes on Sunday with additional singles and doubles action.

UCSB Classic
Day 2 Results
October 11, 2014

Singles Flight A

Philip Kuenen (GCU) def. Cooper Bridge (UCR) 6-2, 7-6
Cooper Bridge (UCR) def. Nikhil Jayashankar (CAL) withdrew

Singles Flight B
Julian Ruffin (UCR) def. Timothy Tran (CP) 6-4, 6-1
Euan McIntosh (FSU) def. Julian Ruffin (UCR) 7-5, 6-2

Singles Flight C
Everett Maltby (UCD) def. Sean Robles (UCR) 6-1, 6-4
Sean Robles (UCR) def. Ziad Sultan (UCSB) 6-3, 7-5
Axel Damiens (CP) def. Michael Carella (UCR) 6-4, 6-3

Flight B Doubles
Barber/Tan (CP) def. Bridge/Carella (UCR) 8-5

Flight C Doubles
Martin/Ramadan (UCLA) def. Ruffin/Robles (UCR) 8-7
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