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Men's Tennis Shuts Out Hawai'i to Open Season
January 20, 2023 | Men's Tennis
LOS ANGELES โ The UCLA men's tennis team started its 2023 dual-match season in the win column, prevailing 7-0 versus Hawai'i Friday afternoon at Los Angeles Tennis Center.
Honolulu native Azuma Visaya posted the clinching victory in his debut. Jeffrey Fradkin, Giacomo Revelli, Aadarsh Tripathi and Patrick Zahraj each won twice across singles and doubles competitions.
The doubles point was decided by a tiebreaker, as Revelli and Zahraj held off Karl Collins and Andre Ilagan for a 7-6(5) result. Fradkin and Tripathi got the Bruins (1-0) off on the right foot, blanking Andy Hernandez and Lucas Labrunie on Court 3. The Rainbow Warriors (0-3) momentarily pulled even when Axel Labrunie and Kilian Maitre got past Alexander Hoogmartens and Timothy Li by a 6-4 margin.
Zahraj raced out of the singles gates to a 6-0 first-set win against Collins on Court 4. The Bruin would drop just two total games en route to doubling the team lead.
The 83rd-ranked Hoogmartens also finished his task in straight sets on Court 1, beating No. 41 Ilagan by a 6-4, 6-1 score. Hoogmartens has now beaten four top-50 opponents this season, dating back to fall tournament play.
Visaya's followed the examples of Zahraj and Hoogmartens, not letting Hernandez within striking range on Court 5. The freshman put up a pair of 6-3 sets for the fourth point.
Freshman Tripathi climbed out of a hole in his first dual-match singles appearance, responding to Lucas Labrunie's 6-3 first set with back-to-back 6-1 showings on Court 3. Fradkin would not let Maitre do the same on Court 6, bouncing back from his lost second set for a 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 decision. Finally, No. 89 Revelli completed his comeback on Court 2, dispatching of Axel Labrunie 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.
UCLA completes its season-opening, two-match homestand Saturday, when No. 19 Pepperdine visits LATC. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m. PT.
Tennis Match Results
Hawai'i vs UCLA
1/20/2023 at Los Angeles, CA
(Los Angeles Tennis Center)
UCLA 7, Hawai'i 0
Singles competition
1. #83 A. Hoogmartens (UCLA) def. #41 Andre Ilagan (HAW) 6-4, 6-1
2. #89 Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) def. Axel Labrunie (HAW) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
3. Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) def. Lucas Labrunie (HAW) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
4. Patrick Zahraj (UCLA) def. Karl Collins (HAW) 6-0, 6-2
5. Azuma Visaya (UCLA) def. Andy Hernandez (HAW) 6-3, 6-3
6. Jeffrey Fradkin (UCLA) def. Kilian Maitre (HAW) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Giacomo Revelli/Patrick Zahraj (UCLA) def. Karl Collins/Andre Ilagan (HAW) 7-6 (7-5)
2. Axel Labrunie/Kilian Maitre (HAW) def. A. Hoogmartens/Timothy Li (UCLA) 6-4
3. Jeffrey Fradkin/Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) def. Andy Hernandez/Lucas Labrunie (HAW) 6-0
Match Notes:
Hawai'i 0-3
UCLA 1-0
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,1,5,3,6,2)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
4,1,5,3,6,2
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