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Men's Tennis Earns 4-0 Win Against Oregon
April 15, 2023 | Men's Tennis
LOS ANGELES โ The UCLA men's tennis team earned its second 4-0 win in as many days Saturday afternoon, defeating Oregon at Los Angeles Tennis Center.
Two-win days by Giacomo Revelli and Timothy Li highlighted the performance, while Patrick Zahraj clinched the result. The Bruins (11-7, 3-3 Pac-12) twice prevailed by a 7-5 score in doubles play, which went the distance. The Ducks (12-11, 1-5) notched one doubles win, but could not record a point.
In a tightly-contested battle for the day's initial point, Court 3 proved the deciding location. The first decision came on Court 2, where Ivailo Keremedchiev and Jesper Klöv-Nilsson of Oregon came out on top of a 6-3 decision against Zahraj and Stefan Leustian. Li and Revelli answered on Court 1, though, taking the final four games to overcome the 30th-ranked pair of Joshua Charlton and Quinn Vandecasteele for a 7-5 result and turning the focus to Court 3. Jeffrey Fradkin and Aadarsh Tripathi of UCLA faced a 4-5 deficit opposite Vlad Breazu and Luke Vandecasteele and needed a break of serve to stay alive. They did just that, seizing the final three games for their third consecutive win and second all-or-nothing clincher in as many matches.
Five of six first sets went the way of the Bruins, including three by 6-4 or 7-5 margins. One of those came on Court 2, where Revelli rolled to a 7-5, 6-2 victory versus Quinn Vandecasteele.
Li was next to finish, cruising to his third straight win. He bested Lo in a 6-2, 6-0 showing, putting UCLA one point shy of the deciding fourth.
Zahraj closed out the victory, logging a pair of 6-3 sets in beating Charlton on Court 1. Zahraj has a team-high eight dual-match singles wins on the season.
UCLA returns to action Monday, when it welcomes UC San Diego to Los Angeles Tennis Center. Previously scheduled to meet in a doubleheader, the Bruins and Tritons will face off once at 12 p.m. PT.
Tennis Match Results
Oregon vs UCLA
4/15/2023 at Los Angeles, CA
(Los Angeles Tennis Center)
#39 UCLA 4, #55 Oregon 0
Singles competition
1. Patrick Zahraj (UCLA) def. Joshua Charlton (ORE) 6-3, 6-3
2. Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) def. Quinn Vandecasteele (ORE) 7-5, 6-2
3. Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) vs. Jesper Klov-Nilsson (ORE) 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
4. Azuma Visaya (UCLA) vs. Ivailo Keremedchiev (ORE) 5-7, 0-2, unfinished
5. Gianluca Ballotta (UCLA) vs. Vlad Breazu (ORE) 6-4, 5-3, unfinished
6. Timothy Li (UCLA) def. Ray Lo (ORE) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Timothy Li/Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) def. #30 Joshua Charlton/Quinn Vandecasteele (ORE) 7-5
2. Ivailo Keremedchiev/Jesper Klov-Nilsson (ORE) def. Stefan Leustian/Patrick Zahraj (UCLA) 6-3
3. Jeffrey Fradkin/Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) def. Vlad Breazu/Luke Vandecasteele (ORE) 7-5
Match Notes:
Oregon 12-11; National ranking #55
UCLA 11-7; National ranking #39
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,6,1)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
2,6,1
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