UC Davis Edges Gonzaga With 4-3 Win

April 9, 2011

DAVIS, Calif. - The UC Davis men's tennis team ended a five-game homestead with a win, taking a 4-3 victory over Gonzaga on Saturday at the Marya Welch Tennis Center.

The Aggies won the doubles point and split in six singles matches en route to the one-point victory. UC Davis has won three of its last five matches, all of which have come at home. Saturday's win also gave the Aggies a season sweep over the Bulldogs, after a 4-3 victory on the road earlier in the year. With the win, UC Davis improved to 4-8 on the season while Gonzaga dropped to 5-15.

Nick Lopez and Connor Coates started the day with a win at No. 1 doubles, defeating Chong/Sullivan, 8-4. Toki Sherbakov and Kyle Miller followed with an 8-5 win over Ismath/Feeney to secure the doubles point.

Gonzaga took back the lead after a pair of singles wins, going up 2-1 with No. 4 and 5 singles victories. Lopez got the Aggies back in the win column by defeating Levin Guillermo, 6-4, 6-1. Kyle Miller also won in straight sets, downing Kevin Eischen 6-4, 6-2 at No. 3 singles. Coates provided the clinching win with a 6-4, 6-1 defeat of Conor Feeney. The timely win was Coates' third deciding victory of the season.

UC Davis will be back in action tomorrow, traveling to play at San Francisco in a 2 p.m. match.

Gonzaga vs. UC Davis
Apr. 9, 2011 at Davis, Calif.
(Marya Welch Tennis Center)

UC Davis 4, Gonzaga 3

Singles:
1. Nick Lopez (UCD) defeated Levin Guillermo (Gonzaga), 6-4, 6-1
2. Connor Coates (UCD) defeated Conor Feeney (Gonzaga), 6-4, 6-1
3. Kyle Miller (UCD) defeated Kevin Eischen (Gonzaga), 6-4, 6-2
4. Zhia Hwa Chong (Gonzaga) defeated Chris Aria (UCD), 6-4, 6-0
5. Scott Sullivan (Gonzaga) defeated Alec Haley (UCD), 6-4, 6-2
6. Muzeen Ismath (Gonzaga) defeated George Horowitz (UCD), 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (5)

Order of finish: 4, 5, 1, 3, 2, 6

Doubles
1. Lopez/Coates (UCD) defeated Chong/Sullivan (Gonzaga), 8-4
2. Sherbakov/Miller (UCD) defeated Ismath/Feeney (Gonzaga), 8-5
3. Guillermo/Davis (Gonzaga) defeated Aria/Haley (UCD), 8-3

Order of finish: 3, 1, 2

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Players Mentioned

Alec Haley: 6' 1"; Freshman

Kyle Miller: 5' 10"; Freshman

Chris Aria: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Connor Coates: 6' 0"; Freshman

George Horowitz: 6' 0"; Freshman

Nick Lopez: 5' 10"; Junior

Toki Sherbakov: 6' 3"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alec Haley
: 6' 1"; Freshman

Kyle Miller
: 5' 10"; Freshman

Chris Aria
: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Connor Coates
: 6' 0"; Freshman

George Horowitz
: 6' 0"; Freshman

Nick Lopez
: 5' 10"; Junior

Toki Sherbakov
: 6' 3"; Freshman