Complete Results

DAVIS, Calif. -- UC Davis junior Bryce McKelvie defeated UC Irvine's Justin Agbayani in three sets to help the No. 74-ranked Aggies clinch their 19th consecutive home win victory, 4-3, over the Anteaters in front of 222 fans on "Senior Day" Saturday afternoon at the Marya Welch Tennis Center.

UC Davis snapped a three-match losing streak, ending the regular season at 16-6 overall and 3-2 in Big West Conference play, winning for the third time in the last four meetings with UCI. The win tied the school's Division I record for wins in a season set last year (16-6 overall) and clinched the third seed in next week's Big West Tournament in Indian Wells, Calif., pitting the Aggies against sixth-seeded Hawai'i in a first-round match-up at 9 a.m. on April 27.

UC Irvine ended its regular season 16-8 overall and 2-3 in league, clinching the fourth seed and setting up a first-round battle with No. 5 UC Riverside.

The Aggies posted wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to jump out to the early 1-0 lead in the match as senior Brett Bacharach and Eli Whittle posted a 6-4 win over Jonathan Hammel and Tyler Pham to clinch the doubles point. McKelvie and Tommy Lam also posted a 6-2 win at No. 3, improving to 16-2 as a tandem this season.

After some late switching in the starting lineup for singles, the Anteaters quickly evened things up with a straight-set win at No. 6 and took a 2-1 lead with a win at No. 3. Sophomore Everett Maltby brought UC Davis even once again with a 6-3, 6-3, win over Vatsal Bajpai, but Irvine rebounded with a win at No. 1 to put the Aggies' backs against the wall.

Junior James Wade responded with a 6-3, 6-4, win at No. 2 over Luca Marquard to tie the match back up at three-apiece, setting the stage for McKelvie and Agbayani at No. 4 to decide the match. In the only singles contest to go three sets on the day, McKelvie and Agbayani split the first two sets by identical 6-4 scores, before the Aggie junior eventually pulled away for a 6-4 win in the third to clinch the match.

UC Davis completed a 10-0 run through its home schedule this season and hasn't lost since a 4-3 decision to Hawai'i on April 1, 2014.

NCAA MEN'S TENNIS
UC Irvine (16-8, 2-3) at #74 UC Davis (16-6, 3-2)
April 23, 2016 at Davis, Calif. (Marya Welch Tennis Center)

#74 UC Davis 4, UC Irvine 3

DOUBLES
1. Jonathan Poon/Justin Agbayani (UCI) def. Alec Adamson / Adam Levie (UCD), 6-1
2. Brett Bacharach / Eli Whittle (UCD) def. Jonathan Hammel / Tyler Pham (UCI), 6-4
3. Tommy Lam / Bryce McKelvie (UCD) def. Sebastian Heim/Nico Mertens (UCI), 6-2

Order of finish: 1, 3, 2

SINGLES
1. Nico Mertens (UCI) def. #108 Alec Adamson (UCD), 6-2, 6-4
2. James Wade (UCD) def. Luca Marquard (UCI), 6-3, 6-4
3. Tyler Pham (UCI) def. Brett Bacharach (UCD), 6-4, 6-2
4. Bryce McKelvie (UCD) def. Justin Agbayani (UCI), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
5. Everett Maltby (UCD) def. Vatsal Bajpai (UCI), 6-3, 6-3
6. Jonathan Hammel (UCI) def. Tommy Lam (UCD), 6-2, 6-1

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