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No. 9 UCLA Falls to No. 1 Virginia
February 10, 2016 | Men's Tennis
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 9 UCLA men's tennis team suffered its first loss of the season when it fell to top-ranked Virginia, 6-1, on Tuesday evening.
The Bruins dropped their first doubles point of the season to the Cavaliers. On court 2, Joseph Di Giulio and Karue Sell lost to the fifth-ranked pair in the country in Mac Styslinger and Thai-Son Kwiatkowski, 6-2. Virginia's 14th-ranked duo of Ryan Shane and Luca Corinteli clinched the point for the Cavs when they dispatched Mackenzie McDonald and Martin Redlicki, 6-3, on court 1. Gage Brymer and Austin Rapp recorded the Bruins' only doubles win of the evening, downing J.C. Aragone and Collin Altamirano, 7-6.
In singles play, Virginia quickly expanded the lead with wins on courts 6 and 2 as No. 90 Henrik Wiersholm and second-ranked Kwiatkowski defeated Di Giulio and Brymer, respectively, in straight sets. The deciding point was won on court 5 when 98th-ranked Logan Staggs fell to No. 74 Aragone in straights. Sell registered the Bruins' only point of the day on court 4, edging Styslinger in a tight three setter.
Next up, UCLA will compete in this week's ITA National Team Indoor Championship, to be held Feb. 12-15 at the Boar's Head Sports Club. The ITA Indoors features the top-16 teams in the nation playing for the first team championship of the year.
#1 Virginia 6, #9 UCLA 1Feb 09, 2016 at Charlottesville, Va. (Boyd Tinsley Courts)
| Doubles competition |
| 1. #14 Shane/Corinteli (VA) def. McDonald/Redlicki (UCLA) 6-3 |
| 2. #5 Styslinger/Kwiatkowski (VA) def. Di Giulio/Sell (UCLA) 6-2 |
| 3. Brymer/Rapp (UCLA) def. Aragone/Altamirano (VA) 7-6 |
| Singles competition |
| 1. #11 Ryan Shane (VA) def. Mackenzie McDonald (UCLA) 6-3, 7-6 |
| 2. #2 Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (VA) def. Gage Brymer (UCLA) 6-3, 6-3 |
| 3. Collin Altamirano (VA) def. #48 Martin Redlicki (UCLA) 7-6, 6-3 |
| 4. Karue Sell (UCLA) def. Mac Styslinger (VA) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 5. #74 J.C. Aragone (VA) def. #98 Logan Staggs (UCLA) 7-6, 6-4 |
| 6. #90 Henrik Wiersholm (VA) def. Joseph Di Giulio (UCLA) 6-1, 6-2 |
| Match Notes |
| UCLA 5-1; National ranking #9 |
| Virginia 5-0; National ranking #1 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (6,2,5,1,3,4) |
| T-2:35 A-362 |
