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No. 2 UCLA Blanks Idaho to Advance
May 12, 2018 | Men's Tennis
LOS ANGELES โ Morning rain delayed the second-seeded UCLA men's tennis team's start to the NCAA Championships Saturday, but the Bruins ultimately cruised to a 4-0 win over visiting Idaho. The victory set up an all-Southern California Second-Round match, as UCLA will face San Diego Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Bruins (27-2) did not drop a single set in its completed matches Saturday, with freshman Keegan Smith notching the ever-important third and clinching singles win.
UCLA's two NCAA Championships-bound duos came up big in doubles play to get the Bruins off on the right foot. The 16th-ranked pair of Austin Rapp and Keegan Smith made its presence felt with a 6-2 victory over Esteban Santibanez and Lucas Coutinho on court two, giving the Bruins their first win of the day. No. 29 Martin Redlicki-Evan Zhu followed suit on the top court, winning its sixth consecutive match to clinch. The pair defeated the Idaho (15-8) tandem of Mark Kovacs-Carlos Longhi Neto, 6-3. Each Bruin pair used an ace to collect its final point.
Don't even bother! Redlicki rips a serve up the middle to take a 6-3 result on court one as UCLA takes the doubles point. pic.twitter.com/FOli44VLnm
โ UCLA Men's Tennis (@uclatennis) May 12, 2018
No. 81 Zhu made quick work of Idaho's Felipe Fonseca on court two, 6-1, 6-1, to collect his ninth win in 10 decisions. Maxime Cressy made it 3-0 with his 30th win of the season, an identical 6-1, 6-1 decision over Santibanez on court five. Cressy's win marked his seventh in a row. Smith doubled up his fellow 6-7 standout's streak, picking up his 14th straight victory, 6-2, 6-2 over Longhi Neto. The freshman's win clinched the match and sent the Bruins to Sunday's play.
Keegan Smith clinched the 4-0 win for UCLA with a 6-2, 6-2 triumph on court three! pic.twitter.com/OkPfFYlVv0
โ UCLA Men's Tennis (@uclatennis) May 12, 2018
San Diego (17-8) defeated Texas Tech (19-11) in Saturday's initial First-Round match, 4-2. The Toreros' collected the day's first three points, only to have the Red Raiders respond with the next two. San Diego's Joel Gamerov earned a three-set victory on court three to clinch the win.
Tennis Match Results
Idaho vs UCLA
5/12/2018 at Los Angeles, CA
(Los Angeles Tennis Center)
#2 UCLA 4, Idaho 0
Singles competition
1. #1 Martin Redlicki (UCLA) vs. Mark Kovacs (IDHO) 6-4, 5-2, unfinished
2. #81 Evan Zhu (UCLA) def. Felipe Fonseca (IDHO) 6-1, 6-1
3. #56 Keegan Smith (UCLA) def. Carlos Longhi Neto (IDHO) 6-2, 6-2
4. #103 Logan Staggs (UCLA) vs. Guilherme Scarpelli (IDHO) 6-3, 3-6, unfinished
5. Maxime Cressy (UCLA) def. Esteban Santibanez (IDHO) 6-1, 6-1
6. Connor Hance (UCLA) vs. Lucas Coutinho (IDHO) 6-4, 3-1, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #29 Martin Redlicki/Evan Zhu (UCLA) def. Mark Kovacs/Carlos Longhi Neto (IDHO) 6-3
2. #16 Austin Rapp/Keegan Smith (UCLA) def. Esteban Santibanez/Lucas Coutinho (IDHO) 6-2
3. Maxime Cressy/Bryce Pereira (UCLA) vs. Felipe Fonseca/Guilherme Scarpelli (IDHO) 3-4, unfinished
Match Notes:
Idaho 15-8
UCLA 27-2; National ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (2,5,3)
T-1:35
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
2,5,3
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