BERKELEY, Calif. – The UCLA men's tennis team earned a 4-0 win against UC Santa Barbara in NCAA Championships first-round play Friday at Hellman Tennis Complex. The Bruins next face host and 11th-seeded California Saturday (1 p.m. PT). The Golden Bears defeated Boise State 4-1 in Friday's second match.
The Bruins (17-8) narrowly claimed the doubles point after two matches went to tiebreakers. The Gauchos (18-5), regular-season champions of the Big West, won three singles first sets before the sweep was completed. Kaylan Bigun, Spencer Johnson and clincher Giacomo Revelli notched straight-set singles victories.
The tandem of Revelli/Alexander Hoogmartens broke the serve of Gianluca Brunkow/Lucca Liu for a 4-3 advantage on the doubles court and ultimately prevailed 6-4. The Court 3 contest was destined for a tiebreaker, which Diogo Morais/Charlie Underwood of UCSB seized after taking the final seven points from Gianluca Ballotta/Emon an Loben Sels for a 7-6(5) victory.
As the Court 2 match finished, another tiebreaker was just beginning on Court 3. Johnson/Aadarsh Tripathi collected the final four points to beat Conrad Brown/Dominique Rolland 7-6(2). Johnson and Tripathi have won all six of their decisions as a partnership.
Bigun continued to shine in singles play, winning his seventh consecutive finished match. The latest was a 6-3, 6-2 display versus Lucca Liu on Court 3 that put UCLA up 2-0.
No. 35 Johnson edged out Underwood in a first-set tiebreaker on Court 5 and rode that to a 7-6(3), 6-2 win. Since returning to the singles lineup April 18 following an extended absence, Johnson is 3-1.
For the third time in as many postseason singles matches played, Revelli delivered the fourth point. The senior overcame a 3-5 second-set deficit, as well as a set point, to defeat Matei Gavrea 6-3, 7-5 on Court 6 and send his team into the second round.
Tennis Match Results
UC Santa Barbara vs UCLA
5/2/2025 at Berkeley, CA
(Hellman Tennis Complex)
#16 UCLA 4, #35 UC Santa Barbara 0
Singles competition
1. #20 Rudy Quan (UCLA) vs. #64 Gianluca Brunkow (UCSB) 5-7, 6-2, 0-1, unfinished
2. #110 Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) vs. Dominique Rolland (UCSB) 4-6, 4-4, unfinished
3. Kaylan Bigun (UCLA) def. Lucca Liu (UCSB) 6-3, 6-2
4. Alexander Hoogmartens (UCLA) vs. #118 Diogo Morais (UCSB) 4-6, 6-3, 1-2, unfinished
5. #35 Spencer Johnson (UCLA) def. Charlie Underwood (UCSB) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
6. Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) def. Matei Gavrea (UCSB) 6-3, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Alexander Hoogmartens/Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) def. Gianluca Brunkow/Lucca Liu (UCSB) 6-4
2. Spencer Johnson/Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) def. Conrad Brown/Dominique Rolland (UCSB) 7-6 (7-2)
3. Diogo Morais/Charlie Underwood (UCSB) def. Gianluca Ballotta/Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) 7-6 (7-5)
Match Notes:
UC Santa Barbara 18-5; National ranking #35
UCLA 17-8; National ranking #16
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,5,6)
The Bruins (17-8) narrowly claimed the doubles point after two matches went to tiebreakers. The Gauchos (18-5), regular-season champions of the Big West, won three singles first sets before the sweep was completed. Kaylan Bigun, Spencer Johnson and clincher Giacomo Revelli notched straight-set singles victories.
The tandem of Revelli/Alexander Hoogmartens broke the serve of Gianluca Brunkow/Lucca Liu for a 4-3 advantage on the doubles court and ultimately prevailed 6-4. The Court 3 contest was destined for a tiebreaker, which Diogo Morais/Charlie Underwood of UCSB seized after taking the final seven points from Gianluca Ballotta/Emon an Loben Sels for a 7-6(5) victory.
As the Court 2 match finished, another tiebreaker was just beginning on Court 3. Johnson/Aadarsh Tripathi collected the final four points to beat Conrad Brown/Dominique Rolland 7-6(2). Johnson and Tripathi have won all six of their decisions as a partnership.
Bigun continued to shine in singles play, winning his seventh consecutive finished match. The latest was a 6-3, 6-2 display versus Lucca Liu on Court 3 that put UCLA up 2-0.
No. 35 Johnson edged out Underwood in a first-set tiebreaker on Court 5 and rode that to a 7-6(3), 6-2 win. Since returning to the singles lineup April 18 following an extended absence, Johnson is 3-1.
For the third time in as many postseason singles matches played, Revelli delivered the fourth point. The senior overcame a 3-5 second-set deficit, as well as a set point, to defeat Matei Gavrea 6-3, 7-5 on Court 6 and send his team into the second round.
Tennis Match Results
UC Santa Barbara vs UCLA
5/2/2025 at Berkeley, CA
(Hellman Tennis Complex)
#16 UCLA 4, #35 UC Santa Barbara 0
Singles competition
1. #20 Rudy Quan (UCLA) vs. #64 Gianluca Brunkow (UCSB) 5-7, 6-2, 0-1, unfinished
2. #110 Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) vs. Dominique Rolland (UCSB) 4-6, 4-4, unfinished
3. Kaylan Bigun (UCLA) def. Lucca Liu (UCSB) 6-3, 6-2
4. Alexander Hoogmartens (UCLA) vs. #118 Diogo Morais (UCSB) 4-6, 6-3, 1-2, unfinished
5. #35 Spencer Johnson (UCLA) def. Charlie Underwood (UCSB) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
6. Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) def. Matei Gavrea (UCSB) 6-3, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Alexander Hoogmartens/Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) def. Gianluca Brunkow/Lucca Liu (UCSB) 6-4
2. Spencer Johnson/Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) def. Conrad Brown/Dominique Rolland (UCSB) 7-6 (7-2)
3. Diogo Morais/Charlie Underwood (UCSB) def. Gianluca Ballotta/Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) 7-6 (7-5)
Match Notes:
UC Santa Barbara 18-5; National ranking #35
UCLA 17-8; National ranking #16
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,5,6)