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DAVIS, Calif. – Chethan Swanson opened Friday's Golden State Invitational dual against San Francisco with a 6-0 doubles win alongside Arjith Jayaraman, and ended his afternoon in the Aggies' tournament opener with a three-set victory over David Woodland. After winning the first set by a 6-4 score, Swanson dropped the second set but stormed back to win the decisive frame, 6-4.

That was one of four victories earned by the Aggies throughout singles play as Ivan Thamma, Andrei Volgin and Andras Necz all recorded straight-set results versus Nitzan Ricklis (6-4, 6-4), Paul Giraud (6-1, 6-3) and Phuc Hyunh (6-4, 6-3) to lift UC Davis to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Dons.

This is the fifth straight win for the Big West's hottest team; the Aggies will return to the Marya Welch Tennis Center for Saturday's 10 a.m. Golden State Invitation finale against New Mexico State with a 5-4 record.

San Francisco will continue tournament play at Sacramento State, the event's co-host in addition to the Aggies, with a 3-2 record.
 

Golden State Invitational — Co-Hosted by UC Davis and Sacramento State
UC Davis 4, San Francisco 3
March 12, 2021
Davis, Calif. (Marya Welch Tennis Center
 
Doubles
1. Nitzan Ricklis/Stevie Gould (USF) def. Goulak, David/Thamma, Ivan (UCD) 7-5

2. Phuc Huynh/Ori Maior (USF) def. Volgin, Andrei/Davis, Mitchell (UCD) 6-2

3. Swanson, Chethan/Jayaraman, Arjith (UCD) def. Mitch Johnson/Paul Giraud (USF) 6-0

Singles
1. Thamma, Ivan (UCD) def. Nitzan Ricklis (USF) 6-4, 6-4

2. Volgin, Andrei (UCD) def. Paul Giraud (USF) 6-1, 6-3

3. Stevie Gould (USF) def. Goulak, David (UCD) 6-1, 7-6

4. Necz, Andras (UCD) def. Phuc Huynh (USF) 6-4, 6-3

5. Mitch Johnson (USF) def. Jayaraman, Arjith (UCD) 6-2, 7-6

6. Swanson, Chethan (UCD) def. David Woodland (USF) 6-4, 0-6, 6-4

Match Notes
San Francisco 3-2

UC Davis 5-4



 
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