Jan. 21, 2012

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Kyle Miller and Hugo Verdi-Fortin posted a win in No. 1 doubles but the UC Davis men's tennis team dropped its first dual match of the season 7-0 against Santa Clara on Saturday at the Degheri Tennis Center.

Miller and Verdi Fortin managed an 8-4 victory over the team of Maxime Armengaud and Nicolas Vinel in the No. 1 position. The Broncos bounced back in doubles play with wins in the No. 2 and 3 spots to earn the double point.

Santa Clara took control in singles play, taking all six matches in straight sets. Toki Sherbakov played tough as the No. 1 singles player but fell to Kyle Dandan, 6-3, 6-3. Chris Aria nearly took a win in the opening set at the No. 3 position despite a loss to Vinel, 7-6, 6-0.

UC Davis will be back in action tomorrow morning, facing No. 19 California in a 10 a.m. match.

UC Davis at No. 50 Santa Clara
Saturday, Jan. 21 2012
(Degheri Tennis Center)

Singles

1. Kyle Dandan def. Toki Sherbakov, 6-3, 6-3
2. John Lamble def. Kyle Miller, 6-1, 6-0
3. Nicolas Vinel def. Chris Aria, 7-6, 6-0
4. Tom Pham def. Josh Albert, 6-2, 6-2
5. Eugene Muchynski def. Alec Haley, 6-1, 6-4
6. Keith Kamono def. George Horowitz, 6-3, 6-1

Doubles
1. Kyle Miller/Hugo Verdi-Fortin def. Maxime Armengaud/Nicolas Vinel, 8-4
2. Kyle Dandan/Tom Pham def. Alec Haley/Josh Albertm, 8-0
3. Eugene Muchynski/Keith Kamono def. Toki Sherbakov/Chris Aria, 8-2