UC SANTA BARBARA POSTS 4-0 WIN AGAINST UC RIVERSIDE

No. 4 UC Santa Barbara knocked off No. 5 UC Davis, 4-0, in a Big West Men's Tennis Championship First Round match on Friday at Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

The Gauchos slipped past the Aggies in doubles with a pair of 8-6 victories at the No. 1 and 2 spots to claim the doubles point.

UCSB's Taylor Chavez Goggin got things going in singles as his 6-3, 6-0 win against UCR's Chris Aria gave the Gauchos a 2-0 advantage.  Max Taylor made it 3-0 when he defeated Tyler Lee by a 6-4, 6-1 score.

The clinching point came from the No. 3 slot where Scott Hohenstein defeated Hunter Lee, 6-2, 6-3.

UC Santa Barbara improved its overall record to 9-12 on the season, while UC Davis ended its year at 3-16.

BIG WEST MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
INDIAN WELLS TENNIS GARDEN • INDIAN WELLS, CALIF.
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2009 • FIRST ROUND
NO. 4 UC SANTA BARBARA 4, NO. 5 UC DAVIS 0

DOUBLES
1. Finkelstein/Konigsfeldt (UCSB) def. H. Lee/Lopez (UCD) - 8-6
2. Hohenstein/Evan Jurgensen (UCSB) def. T. Lee/Reiser (UCD) - 8-6
3. Nick Caledonia/Chavez Goggin (UCSB) vs. Josh Albert/Amaroli (UCD) - DNF

Order of Finish: 2, 1

SINGLES
1. Alex Konigsfeldt (UCSB) vs. Nick Lopez (UCD) - DNF
2. Josh Finkelstein (UCSB) vs. Mike Reiser (UCD) - DNF
3. Scott Hohenstein (UCSB) def. Hunter Lee (UCD) - 6-2, 6-3
4. Max Taylor (UCSB) def. Tyler Lee (UCD) - 6-4, 6-1
5. Taylor Chavez Goggin (UCSB) def. Chris Aria (UCD) - 6-3, 6-0
6. Mathieu Forget (UCSB) vs. Nic Amaroli (UCD) - DNF

Order of Finish: 5, 4, 3

CAL POLY MOVES ON TO MEN'S TENNIS SEMIFINALS

No. 3 Cal Poly rolled to a 4-0 win against No. 6 UC Riverside in the first round of the 2009 Big West Men's Tennis Championship at Indian Wells Tennis Garden Friday.  The Mustangs moved on to face No. 2 UC Irvine in Saturday's semifinals at 9:00 a.m.

The Mustangs came out on the favorable end of a battle for the all-important doubles point.  Rob Foy and Darryn Young won their match 8-4 at No. 1.  UC Riverside's No. 3 team of Austin Andres and Quoc Doan beat their counterparts 8-6.  Cal Poly clinched the point at No. 2 when Andy Gerst and Alex Sonesson beat Mike Conroy and Raineir Matias, 8-5.

The bottom of the Cal Poly lineup came through as Young won at No. 6 and Blake Wardman at No. 5 to fashion a 3-0 lead in the match. 

Cal Poly clinched the match when Drew Jacobs posted a 6-4, 6-2 win against Felix Macherez at the No. 1 spot.

Cal Poly moves to 11-9 on the season while UC Riverside concludes at 5-18.

BIG WEST MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
INDIAN WELLS TENNIS GARDEN • INDIAN WELLS, CALIF.
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2009 • FIRST ROUND
NO. 3 CAL POLY 4, NO. 6 UC RIVERSIDE 0

DOUBLES
1. Foy/Young (CP) def. Macherez/Park (UCR) - 8-4
2. Gerst/Sonesson (CP) def. Conroy/Mathias (UCR) - 8-5
3. Berger/Wardman (CP) vs. Andres/Doan (UCR) - DNF

Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2

SINGLES
1. Drew Jacobs (CP) def. Felix Macherez (UCR) - 6-4, 6-2
2. Andy Gerst (CP) vs. John Park (UCR) - DNF
3. Rob Foy (CP) vs. Austin Andres (UCR) - DNF
4. Alex Sonesson (CP) vs. Quoc Doan (UCR) - DNF
5. Blake Wardman (CP) def. Raineir Matias (UCR) - 6-3, 6-3
6. Darryn Young (CP) def. Mike Conroy (UCR) - 6-2, 6-2

Order of Finish: 6, 5, 1