Friday, January 12
Bozeman, Mont.
12:00 p.m.
UC Riverside
0
at
7
Montana State
Newcomers Show Promise in Season Opening Loss at Montana State
1/12/2024 5:53:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BOZEMAN, Mont. - Three UC Riverside newcomers made their UCR debuts with promising performances, but the Highlanders dropped their 2024 opener at Montana State on Friday at the Bobcat-Anderson Tennis Center, 7-0.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UCR dropped the doubles point to start 2024 with newcomers Hugo DeGrande and Lucas Ibarrondo Suarez teaming up on two.Â
- Justin Lamy took a one set lead on court two with a 6-4 win in singles play.Â
- DeGrande forced a tiebreaker in singles play on three before conceding in a hard-fought 5-7 tiebreak.
- Lucas Mszyca provided another strong showing from the new corps of Highlanders, falling 5-7 in set one on court six.Â
- Aarav Sane rebounded from a set one loss to force a third set on five with a 7-5 win. The junior would not go down quietly in a 10-7 defeat in a decisive set three.Â
HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS
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Ibarrondo Suarez, DeGrande and Mszyca all made their Highlander debuts in Montana in both doubles and singles.Â
UP NEXT
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UC Riverside will stay in Montana for a 12:00 p.m. match with Seattle on Saturday, January 13.Â
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
21
Max Relic / 0 [MSU]
66
#2 Singles Match
123
613
Dario Ciobotaru / 0 [MSU]
466
#3 Singles Match
12
63
Andre Stewart / 0 [MSU]
76
#4 Singles Match
12
33
Jacob Huppin / 0 [MSU]
66
#5 Singles Match
123
477
Kanika Jayathilake / 0 [MSU]
6510
#6 Singles Match
12
54
Adrian Daniel / 0 [MSU]
76
Order of Finish:
1,4,3,2,6,5
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