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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — The UC Davis men's tennis team's first-round win over UC Riverside's team on the first day of the Big West Conference Championships; however, on the following day in the semifinals, No. 2 Cal Poly prevented UC Davis from advancing to the championship round with a 4-0 shutout at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Friday afternoon.

The Mustang powerhouse sealed the doubles point early on, thanks to their performances at the No. 2 and No. 3 position, to give them the 1-0 lead entering into the singles portion of the dual.

The opposing team continued to outshine the Aggies as they maintained their winning streak until they reached the four-point mark before UC Davis found their opportunity to prevent a shutout. Not only did Cal Poly claim the team victory and their berth into the championship match, which will feature No. 1 UC Santa Barbara, but they also added another win to their undefeated record against the Aggies in Big West Tournament play.

UC Davis concludes their Big West Conference tournament run with a 1-1 record, and their 2017-2018 season with a 9-18 overall record, while the Mustangs improve to 18-6.

This semifinal match also marked the final appearances for Tommy Lam and Everett Maltby, the two graduating seniors who have competed regularly at No. 2 doubles and No. 5 singles and No. 1 doubles and No. 2 and 3 singles, respectively, throughout this season.

The Aggies were led in singles play by freshman Ivan Thamma, who finished his UC Davis debut with a 14-9 overall record at the No. 1 position, while duos Thamma and Maltby, playing at No. 1 doubles, and Lam and David Goulak, playing at No. 2 doubles, were first and second in most wins with 16 and 13, resepctively.

NCAA MEN'S TENNIS
2018 Big West Conference Tournament Semifinal Round
No. 3 UC Davis (9-18) vs. No. 2 Cal Poly (18-6)
Apr. 27, 2018 at Indian Wells, Calif. (Indian Wells Tennis Garden)

FINAL SCORE: Cal Poly 4, UC Davis 0

DOUBLES
1. Josh Ortlip/Axel Damiens (CP) vs. Ivan Thamma / Everett Maltby (UCD) 5-5, unfinished
2. Karl Enander/Dominic Bechard (CP) def. David Goulak / Tommy Lam (UCD) 6-4
3. Roman Shenkiryk/Andrew Whitehouse (CP) def. Mitchell Iwahiro / Arjith Jayaraman (UCD) 6-3

Order of Finish: 3, 2*

SINGLES
1. Josh Ortlip (CP) vs. Ivan Thamma (UCD) 7-6 (7-5), 2-0, unfinished
2. Dominic Bechard (CP) vs. Everett Maltby (UCD) 7-5, 3-2, unfinished
3. Antoine Noel (CP) def. David Goulak (UCD) 6-2, 6-2
4. Axel Damiens (CP) def. Arjith Jayaraman (UCD) 6-1, 6-1
5. Alexander Stater (CP) vs. Tommy Lam (UCD) 6-2, 3-2, unfinished
6. Karl Enander (CP) def. Chethan Swanson (UCD) 6-3, 6-2

Order of Finish: 4, 3, 6*

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