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No. 4 Men's Tennis Blanks No. 19 Stanford, 7-0
February 03, 2007 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 3, 2007
LOS ANGELES - For the first time in 15 years, the fourth-ranked UCLA men's tennis team didn't surrender a single point to Stanford, registering a 7-0 victory over the 19th-ranked Cardinal at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Saturday. With the win, UCLA improves to 5-0 on the season, while Stanford drops to 0-3.
UCLA's Philipp Gruendler and Benjamin Kohlloeffel clinched the doubles point for the Bruins at court No. 1, posting an 8-6 victory over Matt Bruch and Richard Wire. That win was preceded by an 8-4 victory by UCLA's Haythem Abid and Chris Surapol at court No. 2.
The Bruins continued to dominate in singles play, moving out to a 3-0 lead in just over an hour. Kohlloeffel turned in his usual performance at the No. 1 position, downing Bruch, 6-2, 6-1. That win was followed up by Jeremy Drean at court No. 6, as he was a 6-2, 6-0 winner over Jeff Zeller.
Gruendler clinched the win for the Bruins at court No. 5, recording a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Kevin Kaiser. Mathieu Dehaine and Surapol also posted straight-set wins for UCLA.
UCLA's last shutout over Stanford was a 6-0 decision back in 1992.
The closest match of the day came at court No. 2, where Abid needed a 10-point tiebreaker in place of a third set to defeat Wire, 6-4, 4-6, (10-8).
Next up for UCLA is a trip to Waco, Texas for a meeting with the second-ranked Baylor Bears on Feb. 10.
Doubles
| Pos. | Opponents | Score |
| 1. | Gruendler/Kohlloeffel (UCLA) def. Bruch/Wire (Stan) | 8-6 |
| 2. | Abid/Surapol (UCLA) def. (32) Paul Morrissey/Muller (Stan) | 8-4 |
| 3. | McKean/Zeller (Stan) def. (18) Dehaine/Drean (UCLA) | 8-3 |
| UCLA Wins Doubles Point | ||
Singles
| Pos. | Opponents | Score |
| 1. | (5) Benjamin Kohlloeffel (UCLA) def. Matt Bruch (Stan) | 6-2, 6-1 |
| 2. | Haythem Abid (UCLA) def. Richard Wire (Stan) | 6-4, 4-6, (10-8) |
| 3. | (27) Chris Surapol (UCLA) def. Blake Muller (Stan) | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 4. | Mathieu Dehaine (UCLA) def. Eric McKean (Stan) | 6-1, 7-5 |
| 5. | Philipp Gruendler (UCLA) def. Kevin Kaiser (Stan) | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 6. | Jeremy Drean (UCLA) def. Jeff Zeller (Stan) | 6-2, 6-0 |
| * Denotes Clinching Match / Order of Finish: 1, 6, 5, 3, 4, 2 | ||
