Highlanders Bounce Back with Sweep of Hope International

Wednesday, March 30

Riverside, Calif.

3:30 p.m.

UC Riverside

Hope International

Highlanders Bounce Back with Sweep of Hope International

3/30/2022 6:52:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – UC Riverside returned to the SRC Tennis Courts on Wednesday, March 30 to make a clean sweep of Hope International with a 7-0 win.

Aarav Sane returned to the lineup for UCR and picked up his first doubles victory of the season, winning 6-4 on court two with Joshua Roth. Andreas Whelan-Merediz and Ryan Huynh clinched the Highlanders' second doubles win in as many days with a 6-3 victory on court three.

All six singles wins for UC Riverside came in straight-set wins. Justin Lamy grabbed one of the most dominant wins of his young UCR career with a 6-1, 6-0 win on court six.

UCR will host Cal Poly on April 4 at 11:00 a.m. at the SRC Tennis Courts. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+.

Doubles
Daniel Velek/Nolan McCaig (UCR) def. Adam Szello/Flo Sirven (HIU) – 6-1
Joshua Roth/Aarav Sane (UCR) def. Yahia El Sheikh/R. Lizardo (HIU) – 6-4
Andreas Whelan-Merediz/Ryan Huynh (UCR) def. Yazid Benchegra/R. Lizardo – 6-3

Order of finish – 1, 3, 2

Singles
Antreas Djakouris (UCR) def. Reid Lizard (HIU) – 6-0, 6-1
Nolan McCaig (UCR) def. Adam Szello (HIU) – 6-2, 6-2
Daniel Velek (UCR) def. Yahia El Sheikh (HIU) – 6-1
Joshua Roth (UCR) def. Yazid Bechegra (HIU) – 6-2, 6-1
Andreas Whelan-Merediz (UCR) def. Ricky Lizardo (HIU) – 6-2, 6-2
Justin Lamy (UCR) def. Flo Sirven (HIU) – 6-1, 6-0

Order of finish – 5, 2, 3, 6, 1, 4