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...]
Wayne Bryan dinner at UCSB is sold out
Thursday, February 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
UCSB tennis and the Santa Barbara Tennis Patrons are co-hosting a dinner in honor of Wayne Bryan this Saturday at UCSB's Corwin Hall.Bryan will be receiving the 2012 Distinguished Gaucho Award in an event that serves as a fundraiser for the UCSB tennis program and SBTP.UCSB just announced that the event honoring the former UCSB tennis player is officially sold out.Bryan is also the father of Bob and Mike Bryan, the top professional doubles team in the world. … [Read more...]
Fresno Pacific disposes of Warriors
Saturday, February 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Top-ranked Fresno Pacific swept six singles matches on Saturday to bring down Westmont's men's tennis team 7-2 in a Golden State Athletic Conference match.The Warriors, themselves ranked No. 6 in the NAIA, won two doubles points. Bryan Cox and Rodrigo Schaefer combined to win 9-7. Nicholas Szyndlar and Josh Barnard teamed to win their doubles match in a tiebreaker 9-8(7-1).It was the conference opener for both teams. FRESNO PACIFIC 7, WESTMONT 2Singles1. SMITH, Xavier (FPU) def. … [Read more...]
UCSB’s Forget reaping benefits of hot Big West start
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
UCSB senior Mathieu Forget has been named the year's first Big West Male Tennis Athlete of the Week after posting three wins in his first five singles matches this season. He also recorded wins in three out of four doubles matches.Forget recorded straight-set wins over Alvara Nazai of Gonzaga, Jonathan Brooklyn of Hawaii and Spencer Smith of BYU. The first two wins came while he was playing at the No. 1 position in the lineup and the third, which helped UCSB defeat 36th-ranked BYU, came at … [Read more...]
BYU becomes UCSB’s third straight victim
Friday, January 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In its first home dual match of the year, UCSB upset No. 36 BYU by winning four of six singles matches to capture a 4-2 victory. The teams had to forgo the doubles matches and move play to UCSB's Stadium Courts due to wet surfaces at the Recreation Center Courts.With the victory over the Cougars, UCSB improves to 3-1 on the young season and captures its third consecutive win.Matheiu Forget won his third consecutive match as he made quick work of Spencer Smith, defeating him 6-1, 6-1 at … [Read more...]
