Feb. 1, 2009

PORTLAND, Ore. - The UC Davis men's tennis team was defeated by Idaho, 4-3, Sunday in a non-conference match in Portland. The Vandals swept doubles for the first point before winning three more times in singles. The loss drops UC Davis to 1-2 on the season as the Aggies concluded a three-match trip in Portland. Idaho improved to 3-1.

The first doubles match to finish was at No. 1 where Alexandru Joitoiu and Artem Kuznetsov defeated Nic Amaroli and Michael Reiser, 8-6. Shortly after, Idaho clinched the point when Stanislav Gluhov and Timothy Huynh posted an 8-6 victory over Josh Alberts and Kevin Liang at No. 3.

The Aggies evened the score at 1-1 as Reiser had no problem getting past Kuznetsov at No. 1, 6-1, 6-1. At No. 3, Joitoiu defeated Hunter Lee, 6-3, 6-2, to give Idaho a 2-1 lead. The Vandals would win the next two matches, at No. 2 and No. 4, to clinch the win and take a 4-1 lead. Tyler Lee and Liang added wins at No. 5 and No. 6, respectively, to account for the final score.

UC Davis is next in action Feb. 7 at Fresno State.

Idaho 4, UC Davis 3
Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center (Portland, Ore.)
February 1, 2009

Singles
1. Michael Reiser (UCD) d. Artem Kuznetsov (UI), 6-1, 6-1.
2. Stanislav Glukhov (UI) d. Nick Lopez (UCD), 1-6, 6-0, 6-0.
3. Alexandru Joitoiu (UI) d. Hunter Lee (UCD), 6-3, 6-2.
4. Robert Chalkley (UI) d. Chris Aria (UCD), 6-1, 6-2.
5. Tyler Lee (UCD) d. Timothy Huynh (UI), 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-3).
6. Kevin Liang (UCD) d. Alan Shin (UI), 4-6, ret.

Doubles
1. Joitoiu/Kuznetsov (UI) d. Nic Amaroli /Reiser (UCD), 8-6.
2. Chalkley/Huynh (UI) d. Lopez/H. Lee (UCD), 8-7.
3. Glukhov/Shin (UI) d. Josh Albert /Liang (UCD), 8-6.