SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Singles wins that tied the match at two apiece weren't enough for UC Davis men's tennis, whose 2025-26 season came to an end with a 2-4 loss to UC Santa Barbara in the Big West Semifinals on Friday, Apr. 24.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Heading into the third set of doubles, with things tied at one, the duo of DiGiulio and Taheri fought till the very end, but ultimately dropped the point with a 4-6 loss.
- UC Davis bounced back nicely to begin the singles portion of competition, taking two of the first three with wins from Taheri and Savkin.
- In the first court, with the Gauchos looking to clinch the match, Lucca Liu outdueled Bollinger in a three set win with a 6-4 victory in the third.
- With Santa Barbara up 4-2, the sixes would go unfinished, as UC Davis' season would come to an end.
RESULTS
UC Davis 2, UC Santa Barbara 4
DOUBLES
- Miguel Avendano/Lucca Liu (UCSB) def. Dylan Paterson/Ivan Savkin (UCD) 6-2
- Lucas Bollinger/Kurt Miller (UCD) def. Conrad Brown/Dominique Rolland (UCSB) 6-3
- Lorenzo Brunkow/Diogo Morais (UCSB) def. Perry DiGiulio/Kaveh Taheri (UCD) 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
SINGLES
- Lucca Liu (UCSB) def. Lucas Bollinger (UCD) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Kaveh Taheri (UCD) def. Dominique Rolland (UCSB) 6-2, 7-5
- Diogo Morais (UCSB) def. Perry DiGiulio (UCD) 6-3, 7-5
- Ivan Savkin (UCD) def. Miguel Avendano (UCSB) 6-2, 6-1
- Charlie Underwood (UCSB) def. Eduardo Gonzalez (UCD) 6-2, 6-4
- Nadaul Cheam (UCD) vs. Karel Fromel (UCSB) 6-3, 1-6, 3-4, unfinished
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 2, 3, 1
ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS:
UC Davis, the No. 2 ranked public university by the Wall Street Journal, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked No. 1 in Agriculture and Forestry as well as No. 1 in Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026–27.
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