UCLA
Washington
Men's Tennis Blanks Huskies for 10th Straight
April 13, 2019 | Men's Tennis
LOS ANGELES โ The No. 13 UCLA men's tennis team cruised to its 10th straight victory Saturday, beating Washington 4-0 in a Pac-12 match at Los Angeles Tennis Center.
Govind Nanda clinched the decision with a straight-set win on Court 3. Keegan Smith and Eric Hahn continued personal winning streaks to round out the day's singles wins. UCLA (14-4, 6-0) again seized the doubles point to get off on the right foot. The Bruins will head into the final week of the regular season in sole possession of first place in the Pac-12. Washington dropped to 6-15 (1-5).
Nanda with the clinch! Govind's 7-5, 6-1 victory gives UCLA the win over Washington! #GoBruins pic.twitter.com/wYatmvbuJs
โ UCLA Men's Tennis (@uclatennis) April 13, 2019
Courts 2 and 3 carried the Bruins through doubles play, turning in dominating performances to capture the day's first point. Each pair jumped out to a 3-0 advantage and never looked back.
Bryce Pereira and Patrick Zahraj took the first five games from Ewen Lumsden and Kasper Smith and cruised to a 6-1 victory on the bottom court. The freshman-sophomore Bruin combination has won its last three decisions and holds an overall mark of 11-6.
With the ranked matchup on Court 1 a more tightly-contested affair, Court 2 Bruins Govind Nanda and Connor Rapp continued their recent success. Facing Huskies Kawika Lam and Enzo Sommer, Nanda-Rapp claimed the day's second 6-1 victory and the doubles point. As a result of that outcome, UCLA has now clinched the doubles point in nine straight matches. Each of the last eight matches have featured Nanda and Rapp in the No. 2 spot. The pair has won its last four decisions.
UCLA swept the first sets, the final two of which went to tiebreakers.
After doubling up Jack Davis in Court 2's first set, No. 33 Keegan Smith posted a 6-0 second frame for his seventh win in as many decisions. A serve by the San Diego was returned into the net, extending the UCLA lead to 2-0. Each of Smith's wins during the streak have come in straight sets and he has now registered a team-high 18 singles wins.
Freshman Hahn completed a week to remember on Court 6, where he turned in his third win in five days. The Fullerton, Calif. native, who clinched wins against Pepperdine (April 9) and Oregon (April 12), defeated Sebastian Hawken 6-3, 6-1 Saturday to make it 3-0. Hahn has won four straight singles dual matches after dropping his first two.
Another freshman, 49th-ranked Nanda, sealed the deal on Court 3. He was taken shot for shot through the first set by Piers Foley, before rolling to a 7-5, 6-1 victory. Nanda has won eight of his last nine decisions.
UCLA will conclude the regular-season portion of its schedule with home matches against Arizona State and Arizona. The Sun Devils will visit LATC Friday, April 19 for a 3 p.m. start The Wildcats will drop in Saturday, April 20 at 1 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
Washington vs UCLA
4/13/2019 at Los Angeles, CA
(Los Angeles Tennis Center)
#13 UCLA 4, Washington 0
Singles competition
1. #21 Maxime Cressy (UCLA) vs. Enzo Sommer (WASH) 7-6 (8-6), unfinished
2. #33 Keegan Smith (UCLA) def. Jack Davis (WASH) 6-3, 6-0
3. #49 Govind Nanda (UCLA) def. Piers Foley (WASH) 7-5, 6-1
4. Ben Goldberg (UCLA) vs. Ewen Lumsden (WASH) 6-1, 4-5, unfinished
5. Mathew Tsolakyan (UCLA) vs. Ernesto Turegano (WASH) 7-6 (7-3), 3-1, unfinished
6. Eric Hahn (UCLA) def. Sebastian Hawken (WASH) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #4 Maxime Cressy/Keegan Smith (UCLA) vs. #75 Jack Davis/Piers Foley (WASH) 4-2, unfinished
2. Govind Nanda/Connor Rapp (UCLA) def. Kawika Lam/Enzo Sommer (WASH) 6-1
3. Bryce Pereira/Patrick Zahraj (UCLA) def. Ewen Lumsden/Kasper Smith (WASH) 6-1
Match Notes:
Washington 6-15
UCLA 14-4; National ranking #13
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (2,6,3)
T-1:40
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
2,6,3
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