UCSB's Marty Davis was named Big West Coach of the Year and Mathieu Forget and Benjamin Recknagel were named First Team All-Big West in singles, the league announced Tuesday.In addition to the two first team selections in singles, the doubles team of Forget and Mbonisi Ndimande was named First Team All-Big West. Ndimande was named second team all-league while freshman Greg Scott was honorable mention. Two other UCSB doubles teams - Axel Bouillin/Alex Johnson and Ziad Sultan/Alexander … [Read more...]
Davis named Big West coach of the year
Filed Under: UCSB, UCSB Tennis Tagged With: All-Big West, Benjamin Recknagel, Marty Davis, Mathieu Forget, Mbonisi Ndimande, UCSB men's tennis
Bell survives Glenn to tilt Mustangs-Gauchos Big West title match
INDIAN WELLS - Playing at No. 6, Sebastian Bell battled back to edge UC Santa Barbara's Max Glenn in an epic championship-deciding match, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (3), giving Cal Poly the victory in the league's championship match, 4-3.The tide turned in the Mustangs favor early as they claimed the doubles point. They posted an easy 8-2 victory at No. 1, but had to battle for the win. At No. 3 as Jurgen DeJager and Marco Comuzzo defeated Ziad Sultan and Sasha Gryaznov by a narrow 8-6 count.The … [Read more...]
Filed Under: UCSB, UCSB Tennis Tagged With: Benjamin Recknagel, Big West Conference, Big West men's tennis, Cal Poly men's tennis, Marty Davis, Mathieu Forget, Max Glenn, Sasha Gryaznov, Sebastian Bell, UCSB men's tennis
Gauchos, Cal Poly to meet for Big West championship
INDIAN WELLS - UC Santa Barbara, the No. 2 seed at the Big West Tournament, defeated UC Irvine 4-2 in a semifinal match on Saturday and will take on Cal Poly for the league title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament on Sunday at 9:00 a.m.After losing the doubles point, the Gauchos won four of the five completed single smatches.Ziad Sultan was the first off the court with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Jon Kazarian at No. 4, tying the match at 1-1. Sasha Gryaznov gave UCSB its first lead of … [Read more...]
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Fifth seeded UCSB ousts No. 4 Cal Poly in Big West Tourney
Fifth-seeded UC Santa Barbara was forced to work overtime in its Big West Tournament first round match against fourth-seeded Cal Poly on Friday, but the end result made it worthwhile as the Gauchos advanced to the second round with a 4-3 win.The match took nearly five and a half hours and it ended when Paola Cos, playing No. 4, defeated the Mustangs' Kathryn Webb 7-6, 5-7, 5-3 (ret.). The win sends UCSB into a second round match-up with top-seeded Long Beach State. That contest will … [Read more...]
Filed Under: UCSB, UCSB Tennis Tagged With: April Scatliffe, Charlotte Scatliffe, Erica Cano, Natalia Lozano, Paola Cos, Sofia Novak, UCSB women's tennis
Gauchos close out Big West schedule with win
RIVERSIDE - The 57th-ranked UCSB men's tennis team completed its Big West schedule on Saturday afternoon with a 6-1 win at UC Riverside.The Gauchos will complete the regular season on Sunday at San Diego State in a non-conference match.UCSB (13-8, 4-1 in Big West) jumped out to a 1-0 lead against the Highlanders by sweeping the doubles point. Mbonisi Ndimande and Alex Johnson powered to an 8-0 win over Luis Gastao and Kevin Griffin at the No. 2 slot. Ziad Sultan and Alexander … [Read more...]
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Final home match a success for Gauchos
Led by three seniors who were playing their final home match, the UC Santa Barbara women's tennis team posted a shutout win over UC Riverside on Sunday, 7-0.The Gauchos easily claimed the doubles point with all three of the seniors taking part. At No. 1, seniors Natalia Lozano and Jordan Dockendorf defeated UCR's Jamie and Taylor Raney, 8-2. At No. 2, senior Sofia Novak teamed with Erica Cano for a resounding 8-0 win over Kate Bergeson and Courtney Pattugalan. The No. 3 doubles match was not … [Read more...]
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Forget wins Big West tennis AOW for third time
UCSB senior Mathieu Forget was named Big West Conference Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week on Wednesday. It was the third time in 2012 that Forget has selected for the award.Forget was perfect in his three matches at No. 1 singles last week. On Thursday, March 29, he swept past Chapman Chan of UC San Diego, 6-2, 6-3. Two days later, on Saturday, March 31, Forget was pushed by Denver’s Enei Bonin, but swept again, 7-6, 7-5. Finally, on April 1, he helped the Gauchos to an important … [Read more...]
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Gauchos shore up two seed with shutout of Pacific
No. 49 UC Santa Barbara completed its spring break in fashion, hanging a 7-0 shutout on visiting Big West Conference opponent Pacific on Sunday afternoon at the Recreation Center Courts.The Gauchos (11-7 overall, 3-1 in the Big West) needed the win for seeding position at the Big West Tournament, which runs from April 27-29 in Indian Wells. The victory over the Tigers should assure UCSB the No. 2 seed in the league tournament, including a bye."This should get us a bye," said Gaucho head … [Read more...]
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UCSB edges Nevada 4-3
UC Santa Barbara swept the all-important doubles point and split six singles matches en route to a 4-3 win over the University of Nevada on Saturday. The match was played at Fresno State.Natalia Lozano and Jordan Dockendorf set the doubles tone at No. 1. The Gaucho duo defeated Michelle Okhremchuk and Rymma Maslova 8-3. The doubles point was clinched when Erica Cano and Sofia Novak blasted Juliette Legendre and Emma Verbene at No. 2, 8-1. Kiersten Meehan and April Scatliffe completed the … [Read more...]
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Gauchos batter UTEP 7-0
The UC Santa Barbara women's tennis team recorded one of its most decisive wins of the 2012 dual match season on Saturday afternoon, blanking the University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP) by a score of 7-0 at the Robertson Gymnasium Courts.The Gauchos jumped out to a 1-0 lead by claiming two of the three doubles matches. At No. 1, Natalia Lozano and Jordan Dockendorf eased past Martina Trierweiler and Rebeca Calvillo, 8-2. The No. 2 duo of Erica Cano and Sofia Novak lost an 8-4 decision to Gabi … [Read more...]
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Gauchos succumb to Santa Clara
The No. 50 UCSB men's tennis team was swept by No. 37 Santa Clara on Sunday afternoon at the Recreation Center Courts, 7-0.The teams battled through some extensively tought sets, but the Gauchos, still fatigued from their tough and epic loss at Cal Poly on Saturday, could not hang on.At No. 1 singles, Mathieu Forget nearly upset nationally ranked Kyle Dandan. The duo battled for nearly three hours before losing in the third set, 7-5. At No. 6, Ziad Sultan also held a 6-1, 5-2 lead before … [Read more...]
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Gauchos open Big West on top of Irvine
IRVINE – The 62nd-ranked UC Santa Barbara men's tennis team overcame a 1-0 deficit after the doubles competition, winning five of six singles matches, to record a 5-2 Big West Conference win over No. 55 UC Irvine on Monday afternoon.The Gauchos (6-4 overall, 1-0 in the Big West) battled the Anteaters (1-5 overall, 0-1 in the Big West) in doubles, but won just one of the three matches. Alexander Gryzanov teamed with Ziad Sultan to defeat Sam Gould and Jon Kazarian, 8-6 at No. 3 doubles. … [Read more...]
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