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KAVEH TAHERI

Men's Tennis

UC Davis Defeats Utah State, Sweeps Hope International

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 2-4 

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

  • The Aggies secured a 4-3 comeback-style victory over Utah State to open the day.

  • UC Davis swept all three doubles matches against Hope International.

  • The Aggies won 10 of 12 singles matches across the doubleheader.

  • The win over HIU marked UC Davis' second shutout victory of the season.
     

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Against Utah State, UC Davis clinched the doubles point with wins at No. 1 (6-2) and No. 2 (6-3).

  • Lucas Bollinger battled to a three-set victory at No. 1 singles (6-7, 7-6, 6-1).

  • Perry DiGiulio rallied from a first-set loss to win 0-6, 7-5, 6-4 at No. 3.

  • Kurt Miller secured a straight-set win at No. 6 (6-1, 6-3) to help seal the 4-3 team victory.

  • 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).

  • 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).

  • 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

  1. Lucas Bollinger/Kurt Miller (UCD) def. Jakub Medved/Eliot Nobel (USU) 6-2

  2. Perry DiGiulio/Kaveh Taheri (UCD) def. Emmanuel Alex/Xavier Calvelo (USU) 6-3

  3. Eduardo Gonzalez/Dylan Paterson (UCD) vs. Jean-Baptiste Badon/Eemil Pasanen (USU) 3-4, unfinished
     

Singles Competition

  1. Lucas Bollinger (UCD) def. Jean-Baptiste Badon (USU) 6-7, 7-6, 6-1

  2. Xavier Calvelo (USU) def. Kaveh Taheri (UCD) 6-2, 7-6

  3. Perry DiGiulio (UCD) def. Eliot Nobel (USU) 0-6, 7-5, 6-4

  4. Roman Venger (USU) def. Eduardo Gonzalez (UCD) 6-2, 7-5

  5. Jakub Medved (USU) def. Nadaul Cheam (UCD) 6-4, 6-4

  6. Kurt Miller (UCD) def. Dmitri Goubin (USU) 6-1, 6-3
     

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

UC Davis 7, Hope International 0

Doubles Competition

  1. Kaveh Taheri/Perry DiGiulio (UCD) def. Reid Lizardo/Karan Srivastava (HIU) 6-2

  2. Eduardo Gonzalez/Dylan Paterson (UCD) def. Kaito Henderson/Kento Henderson (HIU) 6-0

  3. Vidyuth Anand/Kurt Miller (UCD) def. Mohamed El Sheikh/Sebastien Perez (HIU) 6-4
     

Singles Competition

  1. Kaveh Taheri (UCD) def. Reid Lizardo (HIU) 6-3, 6-1

  2. Perry DiGiulio (UCD) def. Kaito Henderson (HIU) 6-0, 6-0

  3. Eduardo Gonzalez (UCD) def. Sebastien Perez (HIU) 6-0, 6-0

  4. Kurt Miller (UCD) def. Kento Henderson (HIU) 6-1, 6-2

  5. Vidyuth Anand (UCD) def. Thomas Folsom (HIU) 6-4, 4-6, 10-2

  6. Dylan Paterson (UCD) def. Mohamed El Sheikh (HIU) 6-2, 6-3
     

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.
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Players Mentioned

Lucas Bollinger

Lucas Bollinger

5' 11"
Senior
Perry DiGiulio

Perry DiGiulio

Sophomore
Eduardo Gonzalez

Eduardo Gonzalez

5' 10"
Junior
Kurt Miller

Kurt Miller

Junior
Kaveh Taheri

Kaveh Taheri

Sophomore
Vidyuth Anand

Vidyuth Anand

Freshman
Nadaul Cheam

Nadaul Cheam

Freshman
Dylan Paterson

Dylan Paterson

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Lucas Bollinger

Lucas Bollinger

5' 11"
Senior
Perry DiGiulio

Perry DiGiulio

Sophomore
Eduardo Gonzalez

Eduardo Gonzalez

5' 10"
Junior
Kurt Miller

Kurt Miller

Junior
Kaveh Taheri

Kaveh Taheri

Sophomore
Vidyuth Anand

Vidyuth Anand

Freshman
Nadaul Cheam

Nadaul Cheam

Freshman
Dylan Paterson

Dylan Paterson

Freshman