UCLA
Arizona
No. 8 Bruins Down Arizona, 6-1
February 24, 2006 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 24, 2006
LOS ANGELES - The eighth-ranked UCLA men's tennis team rebounded strong after losing the doubles point Friday, storming back to take six straight singles matches en route to a 6-1 victory over Arizona at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. With the victory, UCLA moves to 8-3 on the season. Arizona, which suffered its first loss of the year Friday, is now 8-1.
UCLA's Benjamin Kohlloeffel and Philipp Gruendler turned in the top performances of the afternoon, as the two teamed together to win the Bruins' only doubles match before each taking straight-set singles wins. Gruendler and Kohlloeffel, the 10th-ranked team in the nation, started the day with an 8-4 victory over Claudio Christen/Jeff Groslimond at court No. 1. Kohlloeffel then downed 80th-ranked Roger Matalonga, 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 singles. Gruendler, meanwhile, took a 6-4, 6-4 decision over Bruno Alcala at court No. 5.
Other Bruin singles winners on the day included Haythem Abid, Mathieu Dehaine, Chris Surapol and Michael Look.
The Pac-10 counting match between these two schools will not be until an April 1 meeting in Tucson. UCLA returns to the Los Angeles Tennis Center tomorrow, hosting Arizona State at 1:00 p.m.
Doubles
| Pos. | Opponents | Score |
| 1. | (10) Gruendler/Kohlloeffel (UCLA) def. Christen/Groslimond (UofA) | 8-4 |
| 2. | (45) Andrus/Matalonga (UofA) def. Abid/Surapol (UCLA) | 8-5 |
| 3. | Alcala/Peter Zimmer def. Dehaine/ Aaron Yovan (UCLA) | 8-5 |
| Arizona Wins Doubles Point | ||
Singles
| Pos. | Opponents | Score |
| 1. | (3) Benjamin Kohlloeffel (UCLA) def. (80) Roger Matalonga (UofA) | 6-4, 6-2* |
| 2. | Haythem Abid (UCLA) def. (84) Jeff Groslimond (UofA) | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 3. | (82) Mathieu Dehaine (UCLA) def. Daniel Andrus (UofA) | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 4. | Chris Surapol (UCLA) def. Claudio Christen (UofA) | 6-0, 6-2 |
| 5. | Philipp Gruendler (UCLA) def. Bruno Alcala (UofA) | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 6. | (75) Michael Look (UCLA) def. Jason Labrosse (UofA) | 6-0, 4-6, (10-7) |
| * Denotes Clinching Match -- Singles Order of Finish: 3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 6 | ||
