Score: UC Davis 4, Utah State 3 | UC Davis 7, Hope International 0
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (vs. Utah State) | Fullerton, Calif. (at Hope International)
Records: UC Davis 5-5, Utah State 4-3, Hope International 2-4Â
The short story: UC Davis men's tennis went 2-0 in a road doubleheader, edging Utah State 4-3 in a tightly contested morning match before rolling to a 7-0 sweep over Hope International in the afternoon.
COURTSIDE
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The Aggies secured a 4-3 comeback-style victory over Utah State to open the day.
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UC Davis swept all three doubles matches against Hope International.
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The Aggies won 10 of 12 singles matches across the doubleheader.
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The win over HIU marked UC Davis' second shutout victory of the season.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
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Against Utah State, UC Davis clinched the doubles point with wins at No. 1 (6-2) and No. 2 (6-3).
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Lucas Bollinger battled to a three-set victory at No. 1 singles (6-7, 7-6, 6-1).
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Perry DiGiulio rallied from a first-set loss to win 0-6, 7-5, 6-4 at No. 3.
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Kurt Miller secured a straight-set win at No. 6 (6-1, 6-3) to help seal the 4-3 team victory.
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In the afternoon, UC Davis swept the doubles point against Hope International with wins at No. 1 (6-2), No. 2 (6-0) and No. 3 (6-4).
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The Aggies won all six singles matches against HIU, including dominant 6-0, 6-0 performances from Perry DiGiulio (No. 2) and Eduardo Gonzalez (No. 3).
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Kaveh Taheri (No. 1), Kurt Miller (No. 4), Vidyuth Anand (No. 5) and Dylan Paterson (No. 6) completed the singles sweep.
RESULTS
UC Davis 4, Utah State 3
Doubles Competition
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Lucas Bollinger/Kurt Miller (UCD) def. Jakub Medved/Eliot Nobel (USU) 6-2
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Perry DiGiulio/Kaveh Taheri (UCD) def. Emmanuel Alex/Xavier Calvelo (USU) 6-3
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Eduardo Gonzalez/Dylan Paterson (UCD) vs. Jean-Baptiste Badon/Eemil Pasanen (USU) 3-4, unfinished
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Singles Competition
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Lucas Bollinger (UCD) def. Jean-Baptiste Badon (USU) 6-7, 7-6, 6-1
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Xavier Calvelo (USU) def. Kaveh Taheri (UCD) 6-2, 7-6
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Perry DiGiulio (UCD) def. Eliot Nobel (USU) 0-6, 7-5, 6-4
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Roman Venger (USU) def. Eduardo Gonzalez (UCD) 6-2, 7-5
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Jakub Medved (USU) def. Nadaul Cheam (UCD) 6-4, 6-4
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Kurt Miller (UCD) def. Dmitri Goubin (USU) 6-1, 6-3
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Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (4,5,6,2,3,1)
UC Davis 7, Hope International 0
Doubles Competition
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Kaveh Taheri/Perry DiGiulio (UCD) def. Reid Lizardo/Karan Srivastava (HIU) 6-2
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Eduardo Gonzalez/Dylan Paterson (UCD) def. Kaito Henderson/Kento Henderson (HIU) 6-0
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Vidyuth Anand/Kurt Miller (UCD) def. Mohamed El Sheikh/Sebastien Perez (HIU) 6-4
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Singles Competition
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Kaveh Taheri (UCD) def. Reid Lizardo (HIU) 6-3, 6-1
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Perry DiGiulio (UCD) def. Kaito Henderson (HIU) 6-0, 6-0
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Eduardo Gonzalez (UCD) def. Sebastien Perez (HIU) 6-0, 6-0
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Kurt Miller (UCD) def. Kento Henderson (HIU) 6-1, 6-2
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Vidyuth Anand (UCD) def. Thomas Folsom (HIU) 6-4, 4-6, 10-2
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Dylan Paterson (UCD) def. Mohamed El Sheikh (HIU) 6-2, 6-3
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Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,3,6,4,1,5)
 NEXT UP: UC Davis continues nonconference action as the Aggies take on Nevada at home on Feb. 21.