DAVIS, Calif- After taking the doubles point from NCAA Division I UC Davis and taking a 1-0 match lead, the Aggies bounced back with four singles victory to defeat Sonoma State, 4-3, in men's tennis action at the Marya Welch Tennis Center in Davis. The Seawolves remain winless on the season, falling to 0-8.
The duos of
Taylor Bianco/
Daniel Henke (9-7) and
Scott Gaynor/
Anthony Rollins (8-4) narrowly defeated their Division I counterparts while
Drexler Dy/
Bryce Keefer almost beat Kyle Miller and Chris Aria, but the Aggies prevailed, 9-8. Despite the loss at No. 2 doubles, the Seawolves earned the doubles point with the wins at No. 1 and No. 3.
In the singles competition, UC Davis earned wins at the No. 1, 3 and 4 positions to take a 3-1 match lead.
Stewart Hutton battled back to earn a point for SSU with the 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 win at the No. 5 position, but Connor Coates of UCD defeated Dy (6-1, 6-7, 6-1) to clinch the match for the Aggies.
Jimmy Manning earned the 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 win at the No. 6 singles spot to finish the match.
Sonoma State will now look to face Westmont College on Mar. 18 at the SSU Tennis Courts. First serve is set for 2 p.m.
Sonoma State vs. UC Davis
Mar. 5, 2011 at Davis, Calif.
(Marya Welch Tennis Center)
Singles Competition
1. Nick Lopez (UCD) def.
Taylor Bianco (SSU) 6-0, 6-1
2. Connor Coates (UCD) def.
Drexler Dy (SSU) 6-1, 6-7, 6-1
3. Chris Aria (UCD) def.
Daniel Henke (SSU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
4. Kyle Miller (UCD) def.
Anthony Rollins (SSU) 6-2, 6-1
5.
Stewart Hutton (SSU) def. George Horowitz (UCD) 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
6.
Jimmy Manning (SSU) def. Jack Horowitz (UCD) 6-4, 6-7, 6-4
Doubles Competition
1.
Taylor Bianco/
Daniel Henke (SSU) def. Nick Lopez/Connor Coates (UCD) 9-7
2. Kyle Miller/Chris Aria (UCD) def.
Drexler Dy/
Bryce Keefer (SSU) 9-8
3.
Scott Gaynor/
Anthony Rollins (SSU) def. George Horowitz/Jack Horowitz (UCD) 8-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,4,5,3,2,6)