LA JOLLA, Calif. ? The 14th-ranked UC San Diego men's tennis team improved to 4-6 on the season with a convincing 6-3 victory over Division I member Boston College on Tuesday afternoon at the Northview Tennis Courts on the UCSD campus.
The win for the Tritons is their first in six tries against a D-I opponent this season. The Eagles fall to 3-7 on the year with the loss.
UCSD won two of the three doubles matches as Brent Molden and Steven Oechel teamed up for an 8-4 victory at No. 2 while at the No. 3 match, Kazumi Negishi and Eric Rubens won by an 8-2 margin.
The Tritons came back in the singles portion of the match and posted four victories, including a hard-fought three set win at No. 3 where Blake Meister defeated Alex Rastorgouev by scores of 4-6, 6-1 and 7-6. Eric Rubens won at No. 2, Erik Oijala posted a victory at No. 4 and Kazumi Negishi rounded out the UCSD winners at No. 5
Head coach Eric Steidlmayer and his squad returns to action on Thursday, hosting Fresno Pacific at 3 p.m. The Tritons will then host Gonzaga University at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
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NCAA Men's Tennis |
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March 7, 2006 |
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Northview Tennis Courts - La Jolla, Calif. |
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UC San Diego - 6 |
Boston College - 3 |
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Singles |
UCSD |
BC |
Scores |
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1 |
Brent Molden |
Soma Kesthely |
6-3, 6-4 |
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2 |
Eric Rubens |
Jason Sechrist |
6-3, 6-1 |
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3 |
Blake Meister |
Alex Rasorgouev |
4-6, 6-1, 7-5 |
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4 |
Erik Oijala |
Brian Hartness |
6-0, 6-1 |
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5 |
Kazumi Negishi |
Zach Wolfe |
7-6, 6-3 |
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6 |
Ramesh Thondapu |
Mike Reiser |
6-3, 6-3 |
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Doubles |
UCSD |
BC |
Scores |
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1 |
Oijala/Meister |
Kesthely/Sechrist |
8-5 |
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2 |
Molden/Steven Oechel |
Rastorgouev/Hartness |
8-4 |
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3 |
Rubens/Negishi |
Sam Wagner/Geoff Mueller |
8-2 |
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Winner of Match in Bold |
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