Tuesday, January 20
All Day
UCLA
5
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Arizona
Alex Papayoanou
Photo by: Jesus Ramirez
Men’s Golf Falls in Copper Cup Final, 7-5
January 20, 2026 | Men's Golf
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. – The No. 21-ranked UCLA men's golf team fell to No. 30 Arizona in the Copper Cup championship match, 7-5, at El Niguel Country Club on Tuesday.
The Bruins concluded their 12 matches against the Wildcats with five total wins, including four during the afternoon singles portion of the competition. UCLA golfers Josh Kim, Tyler Loree, Alex Papayoanou and Logan Kim each delivered a point for the Bruins.
In the morning session, Papayoanou and teammate Matthew Yamin ousted Arizona's Dillon Dean and Connor Hamm for UCLA's lone alternate shot match victory. Below are the full results from Tuesday's action.
UCLA defeated crosstown rival USC, 7.5-3.5, in the first round of the Copper Cup on Monday to earn clinch its spot in Tuesday's final.
UCLA's next tournament will be at the Southwestern Invitational from Jan. 26-28, hosted at nearby North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village, Calif. – the site of the Bruins' first national championship in 1988.
Match 2 – Arizona wins, 7 to 5
Morning Alternate Shot Match Results
(ARIZ) William Wistrand/Matej Baca def. (UCLA) Tyler Loree/Trevor Garus, 1UP
(UCLA) Alex Papayoanou/Matthew Yamin def. (ARIZ) Dillon Dean/Connor Hamm, 5&3
(ARIZ) Zach Pollo/Tianyi Xiong def. (UCLA) Kyle An/Luciano Conlan, 1UP
(ARIZ) Taishi Moto/Filip Jakubcik def. (UCLA) Baylor Larrabee/Logan Kim, 5&4
Afternoon Singles Match Results
(ARIZ) William Wistrand def. (UCLA) Trevor Garus, 7&6
(UCLA) Josh Kim def. (ARIZ) Matej Baca, 3&2
(UCLA) Tyler Loree def. (ARIZ) Finn McCall, 2&1
(ARIZ) Connor Hamm def. (UCLA) Matthew Yamin, 3&2
(UCLA) Alex Papayoanou def. (ARIZ) Tianyi Xiong, 2UP
(UCLA) Logan Kim def. (ARIZ) Taishi Moto, 4&3
(ARIZ) Filip Jakubcik def. (UCLA) Kyle An, 1UP
(ARIZ) Zach Pollo def. (UCLA) Baylor Larrabee, 6&5
The Bruins concluded their 12 matches against the Wildcats with five total wins, including four during the afternoon singles portion of the competition. UCLA golfers Josh Kim, Tyler Loree, Alex Papayoanou and Logan Kim each delivered a point for the Bruins.
In the morning session, Papayoanou and teammate Matthew Yamin ousted Arizona's Dillon Dean and Connor Hamm for UCLA's lone alternate shot match victory. Below are the full results from Tuesday's action.
UCLA defeated crosstown rival USC, 7.5-3.5, in the first round of the Copper Cup on Monday to earn clinch its spot in Tuesday's final.
UCLA's next tournament will be at the Southwestern Invitational from Jan. 26-28, hosted at nearby North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village, Calif. – the site of the Bruins' first national championship in 1988.
Match 2 – Arizona wins, 7 to 5
Morning Alternate Shot Match Results
(ARIZ) William Wistrand/Matej Baca def. (UCLA) Tyler Loree/Trevor Garus, 1UP
(UCLA) Alex Papayoanou/Matthew Yamin def. (ARIZ) Dillon Dean/Connor Hamm, 5&3
(ARIZ) Zach Pollo/Tianyi Xiong def. (UCLA) Kyle An/Luciano Conlan, 1UP
(ARIZ) Taishi Moto/Filip Jakubcik def. (UCLA) Baylor Larrabee/Logan Kim, 5&4
Afternoon Singles Match Results
(ARIZ) William Wistrand def. (UCLA) Trevor Garus, 7&6
(UCLA) Josh Kim def. (ARIZ) Matej Baca, 3&2
(UCLA) Tyler Loree def. (ARIZ) Finn McCall, 2&1
(ARIZ) Connor Hamm def. (UCLA) Matthew Yamin, 3&2
(UCLA) Alex Papayoanou def. (ARIZ) Tianyi Xiong, 2UP
(UCLA) Logan Kim def. (ARIZ) Taishi Moto, 4&3
(ARIZ) Filip Jakubcik def. (UCLA) Kyle An, 1UP
(ARIZ) Zach Pollo def. (UCLA) Baylor Larrabee, 6&5
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