UCSB was swept by the No. 19-ranked Cal 7-0 in a nonconference men’s tennis match at the Hellman Tennis Complex Sunday.
In doubles action, the Gauchos and Golden Bears split matches at courts No. 2 and No. 3, setting up a showdown at court No.1 for the doubles point. Alex Konigsfeldt and Taylor Chavez-Goggin battled No. 21-ranked Nick Andrews and Christoffer Konigsfeldt to a tiebreaker before losing 9-7.
“They pulled out the doubles point and it was very deflating,” said UCSB head coach Marty Davis. “We did not start well in our singles matches.”
The Gauchos (2-5) were defeated in straight sets in five of the six singles matches. Max Glenn extended his match with Bozhidar Katsarov to a tiebreaker at court No. 5, but failed to capitalize, losing the match 6-2, 5-7, (10-7).
Next up for men’s tennis is a road match against Santa Clara on Monday.
Doubles
1. No. 21 Andrews/Konigsfeldt (CAL) def. Chavez-Goggin/Konigsfeldt (UCSB) 9-7
2. Murphy/Zerbini (CAL) def. Forget/Recknagel (UCSB) 8-1
3. Jurgensen/Therp (UCSB) def. Katsarov/B. McLachlan (CAL) 8-4
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1* (California wins doubles point)
Singles
1. No. 41 Pedro Zerbini (CAL) def. Alex Konigsfeldt (UCSB) 6-3, 6-4
2. No. 95 Christoffer Konigsfeldt (CAL) def. Benjamin Recknagel (UCSB) 6-0, 6-3
3. Nick Andrews (CAL) def. Mathieu Forget (UCSB) 7-5, 6-3
4. Ben McLachlan (CAL) def. Taylor Chavez-Goggin (UCSB) 6-2, 7-6 (5)
5. Bozhidar Katsarov (CAL) def. Max Glenn (UCSB) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (7)
6. Riki McLachlan (CAL) def. Philip Therp (UCSB) 6-4, 6-1
