Men's Tennis

Bracket Locked In for 2025 Big West Men’s Tennis Championship

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The bracket is set for the 2025 Big West Men's Tennis Championship, held April 25-27 at Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, Calif. 
 
The championship is a seven-team tournament with the top seed automatically advancing to Saturday’s semifinals. The winner will earn The Big West's automatic bid into the 2025 NCAA Men's Tennis Championship.

Outright 2025 Big West regular season champion UC Santa Barbara (17-3) enters the championship as the No. 1 seed with a perfect 6-0 record in conference play. The Gauchos are ranked No. 34 in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) team rankings. Senior Gianluca Brunkow and junior Diogo Morais are nationally rated No. 60 and No. 112 in singles. Brunkow and Dominique Rolland are the 57th-ranked doubles pair by the ITA.
 
UC Irvine (15-5, 5-1 BW) is the No. 2 seed. The Anteaters are nationally ranked No. 46 as a team, senior Noah Zamora is the No. 67 rated singles player, and the pair of Zamora and freshman Andy Nguyen are slotted No. 87 in doubles, according to the ITA. The Anteaters will open the championship against No. 7 seed UC Riverside (2-17, 0-6 BW) on Friday, April 25 at 9 a.m. PT.
 
UC Davis (13-6, 4-2 BW) is the No. 3 seed. The Aggies will face No. 6 seed Hawai’i (4-16, 1-5 BW) in Friday’s first round at 9 a.m. PT. The Rainbow Warriors boast the 98th-ranked singles played in junior Azuma Visaya. The winners of the UC Irvine-UC Riverside and UC Davis-Hawai’i matchups will face each other in the semifinal round on Saturday, April 27 at 10 a.m. PT.
 
No. 4 seed UC San Diego (6-13, 3-3 BW) will play No. 5 seed Cal Poly (8-14, 2-4 BW) in Friday’s opening round at noon PT. The winner between the Tritons and Mustangs will face top-seeded UC Santa Barbara in Saturday’s semifinals at 10 a.m. PT.
 
The championship match is scheduled for Sunday, April 27 at 10 a.m. PT.
 
Last year, No. 2 seed UC Irvine knocked off No. 1 seed and regular-season champion UC Santa Barbara, 4-1, to capture their fifth overall Big West title, and second since 2022.

The 2025 Big West Men's Tennis Championship
April 25-27, Barnes Tennis Center, San Diego, Calif.   

Friday, April 25 (First Round) 
9 a.m. PT | Match 1 | No. 2 seed UC Irvine vs. No. 7 seed UC Riverside 
9 a.m. PT | Match 2 | No. 3 seed UC Davis vs. No. 6 seed Hawai'i
Noon PT | Match 3 | No. 4 seed UC San Diego vs. No. 5 seed Cal Poly

Saturday, April 26 (Semifinals) 
10 a.m. PT | Match 4 | No. 1 UC Santa Barbara vs. Match 1 winner  
10 a.m. PT | Match 5 | No. 2 UC Irvine vs. Match 2 winner  
 
Sunday, April 27 (Championship) 
10 a.m. PT | Match 6 | Match 4 winner vs. Match 5 winner