Jan. 31, 2009

PORTLAND, Ore. - The UC Davis men's tennis team picked up it first win of the season with a 7-0 victory over Portland State Saturday afternoon at the Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center in Portland. The Aggies swept all doubles and singles matches to even their record at 1-1. The Vikings fell to 0-2.

In doubles, Nic Amaroli and Michael Reiser were 8-6 winners over Kyle Erickson and Chris Rice. Hunter Lee and Nick Lopez teamed at No. 2 to defeat Jeff Cero and Alex VanDerschelden, 8-5. In addition, Kevin Liang and Josh Albert picked up a victory at No. 3 for the Aggies.

All but two of the singles wins came in straight sets. Lee and Aria did just that at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. The same was true for victories by Liang and Amaroli at No. 4 and No. 5. Lopez prevailed at No. 1 with a three-set win over Rice, and Keanen McCarthy won a super tiebreaker at No. 6 after splitting the first two sets with Alex Hart.

UC Davis closes out its road trip Sunday when it takes on Idaho in Portland.

UC Davis 7, Portland State 0
Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center (Portland, Ore.)
January 31, 2009

Singles
1. Nick Lopez (UCD) d. Chris Rice (PSU), 7-6, 5-7, 6-2.
2. Hunter Lee (UCD) d. Alex VanDerschelden (PSU), 6-3, 7-5.
3. Chris Aria (UCD) d. Kyle Erickson (PSU), 6-4, 6-3.
4. Kevin Liang (UCD) d. Jeff Cero (PSU), 6-1, 6-3.
5. Nic Amaroli (UCD) d. Branislav Valach (PSU), 6-3, 6-2.
6. Keanen McCarthy (UCD) d. Alex Hart (PSU), 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-5).

Doubles
1. Amaroli/ Michael Reiser (UCD) d. Erickson/Rice (PSU), 8-6.
2. Lee/Lopez (UCD) d. Cero/VanDerschelden (PSU), 8-5.
3. Liang/ Josh Albert (UCD) d. Hart/Valach (PSU), 8-6.