Feb. 27, 2009

MORAGA, Calif. - The UC Davis men's tennis team was defeated by Saint Mary's, 6-1, Friday afternoon at the Korth Tennis Complex in Moraga. The Gaels swept doubles before taking five of six in singles. Nic Amaroli accounted for the lone Aggie point with a win at No. 6.

In doubles, Amaroli and Michael Reiser were defeated at No. 1 by Maxime Olivan and Lucas Tirelli, 8-5. The Gaels' Achim Christner and Sherif Hamdy were 8-6 winners over Hunter Lee and Nick Lopez at No. 2. It was Gavin Leon and Mike Luck taking an 8-4 win at No. 3 against Josh Albert and Tyler Lee.

Olivan gave Saint Mary's a 2-0 lead when he completed a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 4 against Tyler Lee. Leon's straight sets win over Hunter Lee at No. 3 made it 3-0, and Tirelli defeated Lopez at No. 1 to clinch the overall win. Amaroli won a super tiebreaker after splitting the first two sets with Hamdy.

UC Davis (1-6) is next in action Saturday when it plays at Santa Clara.

Saint Mary's 6, UC Davis 1
February 27, 2009
Moraga, Calif. (Korth Tennis Complex)

Singles
1. Lucas Tirelli (SMC) d. Nick Lopez (UCD), 6-2, 7-5.
2. Achim Christner (SMC) d. Michael Reiser (UCD), 6-4, 6-2.
3. Gavin Leon (SMC) d. Hunter Lee (UCD), 6-4, 6-2.
4. Maxime Olivan (SMC) d. Tyler Lee (UCD), 6-3, 6-2.
5. Andrea Zannoni (SMC) d. Chris Aria (UCD), 6-4, 7-5.
6. Nic Amaroli (UCD) d. Sherif Hamdy (SMC), 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8).

Doubles
1. Olivan/Tirelli (SMC) d. Amaroli/Reiser (UCD), 8-5.
2. Christner/Hamdy (SMC) d. H. Lee/Lopez (UCD), 8-6.
3. Leon/Mike Luck (SMC) d. Josh Albert /T. Lee (UCD), 8-4.