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Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis Falls To UC Irvine In First Big West Match Of The Season, 7-0

Riverside—The UC Riverside Men's Tennis Team moves to 3-11 on the season falling to a strong UC Irvine squad, Wednesday afternoon. The Highlanders battled throughout the day but fell, 7-0.

Both Julian Ruffin and Cooper Bridge in the one and two spots into a deciding third set.

UC Riverside next two matches will be on the road starting with Cal Poly Satuday April 4 at 11 am PT and then UC Santa Barbara Sunday, April 5 at 10 am.
 
UC Riverside vs. UC Irvine
April 1, 2015
(Riverside, CA)
UC Irvine, 7 , UC Riverside, 0
Doubles
1Poondef.Sina SharifiUCI6-2
AgbayaniCooper Bridge
2Julian Ruffinvs.HammelDNF
Calvin NgoHernandez
3Heimdef.Luis GastaoUCI6-3
MertensMichael Carella
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Singles
1Heimdef.Julian RuffinUCI6-0, 4-6, 10-7
2Mertensdef.Cooper BridgeUCI4-6, 6-4, 10-5
3Shibaharadef.Luis GastaoUCI6-2, 6-1
4Hammeldef.Sina SharifiUCI6-2, 6-1
5Poondef.Calvin NgoUCI6-2, 6-1
6Hernandezdef.Michael CarellaUCI6-1, 6-4