Box Score Score: UC Davis 4, Villanova 0
Location: La Jolla, Calif.
Records: UC Davis 5-4, Villanova 1-8
The short story: UC Davis men's tennis dominated Villanova with a commanding 4-0 victory, securing the early doubles point and then clinching three decisive singles matches to seal the win, showcasing their strong teamwork and individual performances.
COURTSIDE
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The Aggies took the early lead, grabbing the doubles point.
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Junior Lucas Bollinger won his singles match in two sets.
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Freshman Kaveh Taheri won his singles match in two sets.
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Sophomore Eduardo Gonzalez won his singles match in two sets.
HOW IT HAPPENED
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The Aggies opened up the morning with doubles where Perry DiGiulio and Sam De Vries finished first winning against their opponents in a decisive match.
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Next to finish was the pair of Lucas Bollinger and Kaveh Taheri, who grasped the doubles point for the Aggies with their winning match.
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The match of Ivan Savkin and Ryan Torres went unfinished since the Aggies had already clinched the doubles point.
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The first Aggie to finish in singles was Gonzalez who took down his Wildcat opponent in two quick sets.
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The next Aggie to finish would be junior Bollinger who also took down his Wildcat opponent in two decisive sets.
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All the Aggies needed to win was one more singles point and freshman Taheri gave them just that after two sets with his opponent.
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The matches of Torres, DiGiulio, and Savkin went unfinished.
RESULTS:
Villanova 0, UC Davis Men's Tennis 4
Singles Competition
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Ryan Torres (UCDMTEN) vs. Cooper Gordon (VIL) 6-2, 3-3, unfinished
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Lucas Bollinger (UCDMTEN) def. Trey Fourticq (VIL) 6-4, 6-0
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Kaveh Taheri (UCDMTEN) def. Will Monahan (VIL) 6-1, 6-2
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Perry DiGiulio (UCDMTEN) vs. Thomas Wakefield (VIL) 6-1, 4-3, unfinished
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Ivan Savkin (UCDMTEN) vs. Kush Anand (VIL) 6-1, 4-5, unfinished
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Eduardo Gonzalez (UCDMTEN) def. Cameron Kruep (VIL) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles Competition
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Lucas Bollinger/Kaveh Taheri (UCDMTEN) def. Will Monahan/ Justin Frattarelli 6-2
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Ryan Torres/Ivan Savkin (UCDMTEN) def. Cooper Gordon/ Trey Fourticq 5-2
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Perry DiGiulio/Sam De Vries (UCDMTEN) def. Thomas Wakefield/Kush Anand 6-1
Order of finish: doubles (2,3) singles (6,2,3)
UP NEXT: The Aggies will remain in La Jolla to take on UC San Diego on Mar. 3 at 2:00 p.m. PST.