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DAVIS, Calif. – UC Davis opened Saturday's Golden State Invitational home match with a 6-4 win by David Goulak and Ivan Thamma, then clinched the doubles point when Mitchell Davis and Andrei Volgin edged Martin Simecek and Corey Clarke, 7-6, in the decisive third doubles match to give it an early 1-0 overall lead.

Andras Necz doubled the Aggies lead with a 6-1, 6-1 singles win and Goulak completed his individual sweep when he recorded a straight-set victory of his own (6-2, 7-5) over Martin Simecek.

Even though New Mexico State made this match at the Marya Welch Tennis Center a little interesting by winning the next two singles contests that finished, Thamma slammed the door shut on the Aggies when he won his three-set battle versus Louis Menard, 7-6, 1-6, 6-3.

By winning its sixth-consecutive match, UC Davis improved its record to 6-4; New Mexico State will return home at 2-9.
 
 
Golden State Invitational — Co-Hosted by UC Davis and Sacramento State
UC Davis 4, New Mexico State 3
March 13, 2021
Davis, Calif. (Marya Welch Tennis Center)
 
Doubles
1. Goulak, David/Thamma, Ivan (UCD) def. Nicolas Buitrago/Jordy Visser (NMSU) 6-4

2. Davis, Mitchell/Volgin, Andrei (UCD) def. Martin Simecek/Corey Clarke (NMSU) 7-6

3. Louis Menard/Petr Stavrovskij (NMSU) def. Jayaraman, Arjith/Swanson, Chethan (UCD) 6-1

Singles
1. Thamma, Ivan (UCD) def. Louis Menard (NMSU) 7-6, 1-6, 6-3
2. Nicolas Buitrago (NMSU) def. Volgin, Andrei (UCD) 2-6, 7-6, 6-2
3. Goulak, David (UCD) def. Martin Simecek (NMSU) 6-2, 7-5

4. Necz, Andras (UCD) def. Jordy Visser (NMSU) 6-1, 6-1

5. Corey Clarke (NMSU) def. Jayaraman, Arjith (UCD) 6-4, 6-7, 6-2
6. Gijs Akkermans (NMSU) def. Davis, Mitchell (UCD) 6-4, 6-2

Match Notes
New Mexico State 2-9

UC Davis 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,3,6,2,1,5)



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