Jan. 27, 2012

DAVIS, Calif. - The UC Davis men's tennis team opened up the home portion of its schedule with a 5-2 win over Sonoma State on Friday at the Marya Welch Tennis Center.

The Aggies battled through windy conditions to post their first win of the season, improving to 1-1 overall while the Seawolves dropped to 0-1.

UC Davis managed a sweep in the doubles matches, including an 8-6 win for Kyle Miller and Hugo Verdi-Fortin over Daniel Henke and Matt Roberts. Josh Albert and Alec Haley also posted an 8-6 victory in the No. 2 position, downing the team of Seth Hein and David Hutton.

The doubles matches were rounded out with a win for Toki Sherbakov and Chris Aria, who defeated Greg Eckstedt and Nelson Hosley, 8-5.

Sherbakov paced the Aggies in singles action, cruising to a 6-1, 6-2 win over Roberts in the No. 1 spot. UC Davis continued its strong singles play in the top three positions after wins at the No. 2 and 3 spots. Miller downed Hutton, 6-4, 6-2, while Aria added a victory over Henke, 6-4. 6-2. The remaining singles win for the Aggies came when George Horowitz took a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Garret Gooch.

UC Davis will start its Big West schedule tomorrow, traveling to face Pacific at 1 p.m.


Sonoma State vs. UC Davis
Jan. 27, 2012 at Davis, Calif.
(Marya Welch Tennis Center)

UC Davis 5, Sonoma State 2

Doubles

1. Miller/Verdi-Fortin (UCD) defeated Henke/Roberts (SSU), 8-6
2. Albert/Haley (UCD) defeated Hein/Hutton (SSU), 8-6
3. Sherbakov/Aria (UCD) defeated Eckstedt/Hosley (SSU), 8-5

Singles

1. Sherbakov (UCD) defeated Roberts (SSU), 6-1, 6-2
2. Miller (UCD) defeated Hutton (SSU), 6-4, 6-2
3. Aria (UCD) defeated Henke (SSU), 6-4, 6-2
4. Eckstedt (SSU) defeated Albert (UCD), 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (3)
5. Paganetti (SSU) defeated Haley (UCD), 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (8)
6. Horowitz (UCD) defeated Gooch (SSU), 6-1, 6-3