Score: UC Davis 0, Cal 7 
Location: Berkeley, Calif. 
Records: UC Davis 3-3, Cal  5-4

The short story: UC Davis men's tennis fell to No. 5 California, 7-0, on Saturday at Hellman Tennis Complex, with the Golden Bears claiming the doubles point and all six singles matches. 

COURTSIDE

• California secured the doubles point with wins on courts one and three.

• Lucas Bollinger pushed Tiago Silva to a third-set tiebreak at No. 1 singles in a tight three-set battle.

• Kaveh Taheri and Perry DiGiulio faced ranked and nationally competitive opponents in the middle of the lineup.

• UC Davis dropped all six singles matches, with several courts featuring competitive first sets.

• The Aggies moved to 3-3 on the season following the road contest.
   

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• California opened the match by taking the doubles point with 6-3 victories on courts one and three, while court two was left unfinished.

• At the top of the lineup, Bollinger took Silva to a deciding super tiebreak after splitting the first two sets, but Silva closed it out 10-6.

• Lechno and Meduri gave the Bears momentum with straight-set wins at Nos. 2 and 3 singles.

• California continued to roll through the bottom half of the lineup, as Munk Mesa, Pouatcha, and Lee all earned straight-set victories.

• The Golden Bears clinched the match before Bollinger's contest concluded, but the Aggies continued to compete through the finish across all courts.
   

RESULTS

California 7, UC Davis Men's Tennis 0

Singles

1. Tiago Silva (CAL) def. Lucas Bollinger (UCDMTEN) 6-4, 6-7 (4-0), 10-6

2. Fryderyk Lechno (CAL) def. Kaveh Taheri (UCDMTEN) 6-0, 6-1

3. Andrea Meduri (CAL) def. Perry DiGiulio (UCDMTEN) 6-2, 6-3

4. Bernardo Munk Mesa (CAL) def. Eduardo Gonzalez (UCDMTEN) 6-2, 6-2

5. Paris Pouatcha (CAL) def. Kurt Miller (UCDMTEN) 6-1, 6-1

6. Winston Lee (CAL) def. Vidyuth Anand (UCDMTEN) 6-1, 6-0
    

Doubles

1. Tiago Silva/Timofey Stepanov (CAL) def. Kurt Miller/Lucas Bollinger (UCDMTEN) 6-3

2. Fryderyk Lechno/Andrea Meduri (CAL) vs. Kaveh Taheri/Perry DiGiulio (UCDMTEN) 3-5, unfinished

3. Leonardo Cattaneo/Alex Aney (CAL) def. Dylan Paterson/Eduardo Gonzalez (UCDMTEN) 6-3
    

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