UC Santa Barbara Men’s Tennis Falls to Arizona in Ranked Matchup

TEMPE, Ariz. – The No. 31 UC Santa Barbara Men’s Tennis team faced a tough test against No. 29 Arizona on Saturday, ultimately falling 4-1 in the matchup.

Match Details

Final: #31 UC Santa Barbara 1, #29 Arizona 4
Records: #31 UC Santa Barbara (7-5), #29 Arizona (9-3)

How It Happened

Arizona secured the doubles point in a closely contested battle. Diogo Morais and Lorenzo Brunkow earned a 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles for UC Santa Barbara. Arizona responded with a 6-4 victory on court one and clinched the point at No. 2 doubles with a 7-6(6) win, edging the tiebreak 8-6.

In singles play, UC Santa Barbara’s Lucca Liu delivered the Gauchos’ lone point of the match with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Alexander Rozin at No. 2 singles. Arizona quickly regained control with Jay Friend defeating Dominique Rolland 6-1, 6-1 on court one and Filip Gustafsson earning a 6-1, 6-3 win against Miguel Avendano at No. 3 singles.

Zoran Ludoski clinched the 4-1 victory for Arizona with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Carson Lee at No. 5 singles. Matches on courts four and six remained unfinished when the match was decided. Diogo Morais was battling back in the second set, and Charlie Underwood was locked in a competitive contest.

Results

Doubles

1. Glib Sekachov/Filip Gustafsson (UA) def. #84 Lucca Liu/Miguel Avendano (UCSB) 6-4
2. Jay Friend/Alexander Rozin (UA) def. Dominique Rolland/Conrad Brown (UCSB) 7-6(6)
3. Diogo Morais/Lorenzo Brunkow (UCSB) def. Cole Stelse/Alejandro Arcila (UA) 6-2

Order of finish: 3, 1, 2

Singles

1. #5 Jay Friend (UA) def. #34 Dominique Rolland (UCSB) 6-1, 6-1
2. #107 Lucca Liu (UCSB) def. #54 Alexander Rozin (UA) 6-1, 6-2
3. #88 Filip Gustafsson (UA) def. Miguel Avendano (UCSB) 6-1, 6-3
4. Diogo Morais (UCSB) vs. Alejandro Arcila (UA) 1-6, 6-5, unfinished
5. #97 Zoran Ludoski (UA) def. Carson Lee (UCSB) 6-3, 6-2
6. Charlie Underwood (UCSB) vs. Glib Sekachov (UA) 2-6, 3-3, unfinished

Order of finish: 2, 1, 3, 5