Thursday, March 7
Los Angeles, CA
1:00 PM
UCLA
4
vs
1
UC Irvine
Gianluca Ballotta (Photo: Mudit Mahajan)
Men's Tennis Collects Sixth Straight Win, Beating UC Irvine 4-1
March 07, 2024 | Men's Tennis
LOS ANGELES โ The UCLA men's tennis team picked up its sixth consecutive win Thursday, beating UC Irvine 4-1 at Los Angeles Tennis Center.
The match was the Bruins' second of seven in a row on their home courts. They continue the homestand next week with contests against No. 6 Columbia (Monday, March 11), No. 2 TCU (Wednesday, March 13) and No. 8 Harvard (Sunday, March 17).
The standout performance from UCLA (6-2) came from Govind Nanda, who logged two victories. The result was clinched by Jorge Plans Gonzalez. Gianluca Ballotta added another singles point. The Anteaters (6-4) got on the board thanks to a singles victory by Noah Zamora.
Nanda and Jeffrey Fradkin teamed to collect their fifth win without a loss and fourth straight in dual-match play. The pair registered two breaks of serve around one by Brandon Park and Matthew Sah on Court 3 for a 6-4 decision. Then, on Court 2, Bruins Spencer Johnson and Emon van Loben Sels traded breaks with Andy Nguyen and Hiroki Sakagawa for 4-2 and 4-3 on Court 2, then secured the point with another for 6-4.
No. 28 Nanda raced out to a 6-1 first-set triumph and one-upped himself in the second for a 6-1, 6-0 victory opposite Enrique Luque Rico on the top court. Nanda has won four consecutive singles matches and is now 5-1 in dual-match play.
Next off was Court 4, where Ballotta closed strong to defeat Rithvik Krishna 7-6(3), 6-1. The Court 4 victory was a first for Ballotta. UCI cut into its deficit briefly when Zamora outlasted Johnson 6-4, 6-2 on Court 3, making the score 3-1.
Plans Gonzalez ultimately contributed the deciding win โ a first for the Clemson transfer at UCLA. Dhokia pushed the score to 5-5, but Plans Gonzalez seized the final two games to seal the deal.
Tennis Match Results
UC Irvine vs UCLA
3/7/2024 at Los Angeles, CA
(Los Angeles Tennis Center)
#31 UCLA 4, UC Irvine 1
Singles competition
1. #28 Govind Nanda (UCLA) def. Enrique Luque Rico (UCI) 6-1, 6-0
2. Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) vs. Hiroki Sakagawa (UCI) 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
3. Noah Zamora (UCI) def. Spencer Johnson (UCLA) 6-4, 6-2
4. Gianluca Ballotta (UCLA) def. Rithvik Krishna (UCI) 7-6 (7-3), 6-1
5. Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) vs. Andy Nguyen (UCI) 6-3, 4-6, 1-1, unfinished
6. Jorge Plans Gonzalez (UCLA) def. Rahul Dhokia (UCI) 6-1, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Timothy Li/Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) vs. Rahul Dhokia/Noah Zamora (UCI) 5-3, unfinished
2. Spencer Johnson/Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) def. Andy Nguyen/Hiroki Sakagawa (UCI) 6-4
3. Jeffrey Fradkin/Govind Nanda (UCLA) def. Brandon Park/Matthew Sah (UCI) 6-4
Match Notes:
UC Irvine 6-4
UCLA 6-2; National ranking #31
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (1,4,3,6)
The match was the Bruins' second of seven in a row on their home courts. They continue the homestand next week with contests against No. 6 Columbia (Monday, March 11), No. 2 TCU (Wednesday, March 13) and No. 8 Harvard (Sunday, March 17).
The standout performance from UCLA (6-2) came from Govind Nanda, who logged two victories. The result was clinched by Jorge Plans Gonzalez. Gianluca Ballotta added another singles point. The Anteaters (6-4) got on the board thanks to a singles victory by Noah Zamora.
Nanda and Jeffrey Fradkin teamed to collect their fifth win without a loss and fourth straight in dual-match play. The pair registered two breaks of serve around one by Brandon Park and Matthew Sah on Court 3 for a 6-4 decision. Then, on Court 2, Bruins Spencer Johnson and Emon van Loben Sels traded breaks with Andy Nguyen and Hiroki Sakagawa for 4-2 and 4-3 on Court 2, then secured the point with another for 6-4.
No. 28 Nanda raced out to a 6-1 first-set triumph and one-upped himself in the second for a 6-1, 6-0 victory opposite Enrique Luque Rico on the top court. Nanda has won four consecutive singles matches and is now 5-1 in dual-match play.
Next off was Court 4, where Ballotta closed strong to defeat Rithvik Krishna 7-6(3), 6-1. The Court 4 victory was a first for Ballotta. UCI cut into its deficit briefly when Zamora outlasted Johnson 6-4, 6-2 on Court 3, making the score 3-1.
Plans Gonzalez ultimately contributed the deciding win โ a first for the Clemson transfer at UCLA. Dhokia pushed the score to 5-5, but Plans Gonzalez seized the final two games to seal the deal.
Tennis Match Results
UC Irvine vs UCLA
3/7/2024 at Los Angeles, CA
(Los Angeles Tennis Center)
#31 UCLA 4, UC Irvine 1
Singles competition
1. #28 Govind Nanda (UCLA) def. Enrique Luque Rico (UCI) 6-1, 6-0
2. Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) vs. Hiroki Sakagawa (UCI) 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
3. Noah Zamora (UCI) def. Spencer Johnson (UCLA) 6-4, 6-2
4. Gianluca Ballotta (UCLA) def. Rithvik Krishna (UCI) 7-6 (7-3), 6-1
5. Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) vs. Andy Nguyen (UCI) 6-3, 4-6, 1-1, unfinished
6. Jorge Plans Gonzalez (UCLA) def. Rahul Dhokia (UCI) 6-1, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Timothy Li/Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) vs. Rahul Dhokia/Noah Zamora (UCI) 5-3, unfinished
2. Spencer Johnson/Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) def. Andy Nguyen/Hiroki Sakagawa (UCI) 6-4
3. Jeffrey Fradkin/Govind Nanda (UCLA) def. Brandon Park/Matthew Sah (UCI) 6-4
Match Notes:
UC Irvine 6-4
UCLA 6-2; National ranking #31
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (1,4,3,6)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Enrique Luque Rico / 0 [UCI]
10
66
#2 Singles Match
123
Hiroki Sakagawa / 0 [UCI]
430
64UF
#3 Singles Match
12
Noah Zamora / 0 [UCI]
66
42
#4 Singles Match
12
Rithvik Krishna / 0 [UCI]
61
76
#5 Singles Match
1234
Andy Nguyen / 0 [UCI]
3610
641UF
#6 Singles Match
12
Rahul Dhokia / 0 [UCI]
15
67
Order of Finish:
1,4,3,6
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