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No. 4 Bruins Blank Golden Bears, 7-0
February 26, 2005 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 26, 2005
LOS ANGELES - A day after beating No. 18 Stanford 4-3, the fourth-ranked UCLA men's tennis team made it a clean sweep over the Bay Area schools, registering a 7-0 victory over No. 30 Cal on Saturday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. The win moves UCLA to 12-1 on the year, while the Golden Bears fall to 4-4. Neither of this weekend's matches counted in the Pac-10 standings.
Unlike their match with the Cardinal on Friday, the Bruins were able to claim the doubles point and take a 1-0 lead into singles following victories on court Nos. 2 and 3. Cal posted a win at the No. 1 doubles position.
Once singles play began, UCLA jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the match when 10th-ranked Benjamin Kohlloeffel and Chris Lam each recorded straight-set wins. Kohlloeffel defeated fellow German Lennart Maack, 6-2, 6-1 at court No. 2. Lam was a 6-1, 6-1 winner over Daniel Sebescen back on court No. 4.
The match was clinched at court No. 5, where 89th-ranked Alberto Francis posted a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Tyler Browne.
With the match already decided, three other Bruin players posted singles wins Saturday. In the featured match of the day at court No. 1, 12th-ranked Luben Pampoulov was a 6-3, 6-2 winner of 16th-ranked Conor Niland. Both No. 65 Philipp Gruendler and No. 42 Kris Kwinta battled back for victories after losing the first set. Gruendler defeated Ken Nakahara, 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 at court No. 6, while Kwinta knocked off Patrick Briaud, 5-7, 6-3, (10-5) at court No. 3. A 10-point tiebreaker was played in place of a third set in that match.
The Bruins return to action this Tuesday, taking on 11th-ranked USC at the Marks Tennis Stadium beginning at 1:30 p.m. The match is being made up after being postponed due to rain on Feb. 11.
Doubles
| Pos. | Opponents | Score |
| 1. | (11) Briaud/Niland (Cal) def. (44) Kohlloeffel/Pampoulov (UCLA) | 8-3 |
| 2. | (28) Francis/Kwinta (UCLA) def. Browne/Sebescen (Cal) | 8-4 |
| 3. | Gruendler/Lam (UCLA) def. Maack/Dean Wallace (Cal) | 8-5 |
| UCLA Wins Doubles Point | ||
Singles
| Pos. | Opponents | Score |
| 1. | (12) Luben Pampoulov (UCLA) def. (16) Conor Niland (Cal) | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 2. | (10) Benjamin Kohlloeffel (UCLA) def. (46) Lennart Maack (Cal) | 6-2, 6-1 |
| 3. | (42) Kris Kwinta (UCLA) def. Patrick Briaud (Cal) | 5-7, 6-3, (10-5) |
| 4. | Chris Lam (UCLA) def. Daniel Sebescen (Cal) | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 5. | (89) Alberto Francis (UCLA) def. Tyler Browne (Cal) | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 6. | (65) Philipp Gruendler (UCLA) def. Ken Nakahara (Cal) | 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 |
| * Denotes Clinching Match -- Singles Order of Finish: 4, 2, 5, 1, 6, 3 | ||
