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Winner UC Davis Men's Tennis UCD (2-2)
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Saint Mary's SMC (0-5)
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UC Davis Men's Tennis UCD
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Saint Mary's SMC
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Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Aggies Dominate to Defeat Saint Mary’s

Score: UC Davis 4, Saint Mary's 1
Location: Moraga, Calif. 
Records: UC Davis 2-2, Saint Mary's 0-5 

The short story: UC Davis men's tennis triumphed over Saint Mary's 4-1, securing the doubles point and dominating in singles play to claim three more points, ultimately forcing Saint Mary's to leave several matches unfinished. 

COURTSIDE 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Aggies opened the morning with doubles. DeVries and Katpelly finished first, securing a quick doubles win for the team. 

  • Next, to finish in doubles were Bollinger and freshman Kaveh Tageri who were unsuccessful against their opponent tying the doubles portion of the match. 

  • Last to finish in doubles was the pair of Ivan Savkin and Ryan Torres who were able to win their match and secure the early doubles point for the team. 

  • On to singles, Aggie Bollinger took down his Gael opponent in two dominating sets. 

  • Next to finish was senior Torres, who lost his match in two sets giving the Gaels their first point of the match. 

  • Gonzalez was next to finish and fought hard through three sets to take down his Saint Mary's opponent. 

  •  Up 3-1, the Aggies just needed one more singles win to clinch the dual match. Freshman Katpelly was able to fight through three sets and win the match for the Aggies. 

  • Senior Sam De Vries and freshman Perry DiGiulio's matches went unfinished since the Ags had already clinched the team win. 

RESULTS: 

Saint Mary's 1, UC Davis Men's Tennis 4 

Singles Competition 

  1. Carlos Ramos (SMC) def. Ryan Torres (UCD) 6-6, 6-3

  2. Lucas Bollinger (UCD) def. Thibaud Maxant (SMC) 6-2, 6-2

  3. Paulo Hugo Etchecoin (SMC) vs. Sam De Vries (UCD) 7-6, 3-4, unfinished

  4. Rithvik Katpelly (UCD) def. Finn Dyer (SMC) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3

  5. Pierre Lieutaud (SMC) vs. Perry DiGiulio (UCD) 3-6, 6-4, unfinished

  6. Eduardo Gonzalez (UCD) def. Francisco Duran (SMC) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4  

Doubles Competition 

  1. Ivan Savkin/Ryan Torres (UCD) def. Paulo Hugo Etchecoin/Thibaud Maxant (SMC) 7-5

  2. Finn Dyer/Pierre Lieutaud (SMC) def. Lucas Bollinger/Kaveh Taheri (UCD) 6-4

  3. Sam De Vries/Rithvik Katpelly (UCD) def. Carlos Ramos/Ellison Greco (SMC) 6-2  

Order of finish: doubles (3,2,1) singles (2,1,6,4) 

UP NEXT: The Aggies take on crosstown rivals Sacramento State on Feb. 14 at 1:00 p.m. PST.
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