University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Nanda Added to NCAA Singles Draw, Starts Monday
May 19, 2019 | Men's Tennis
ORLANDO, Fla. – UCLA men's tennis freshman Govind Nanda has been added to the NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships singles draw, which was announced Sunday. The doubles matchups were also announced.
Singles matches begin Monday, while doubles play starts Tuesday. Both championships will be decided Saturday. The USTA National Campus will host all matches.
Nanda, who posted a team-high 17 dual-match victories, will open up against eighth-seeded Oliver Crawford of Florida Monday at 1 p.m., PT.
Playing in the tournament for the second time in as many years, Smith will participate in Monday's opening slate of matches at 7 a.m. The sophomore will take on Majed Kilani of Tulsa.
Cressy will face off against Bar Botzer of Wake Forest Monday at 1:30 p.m. The senior won his last seven singles dual matches for the Bruins.
Seeded second in the doubles field, Cressy-Smith will start off against Francois Musitelli and Aziz Kijametovic of Old Dominion. Times for Tuesday's first-round matches have yet to be announced.
All matches shall be the best-of-three sets. No-ad scoring and a 7-point tiebreaker (first to seven points, must win by two points) at six-games-all will be used for all matches. In doubles, a 10-point match tiebreaker will be played in lieu of a third set.
