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No. 31 UCLA Edges Out Oklahoma State
March 18, 2023 | Cowboy Tennis
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – No. 32 UCLA edged out the No. 31 Oklahoma State tennis team, 4-2, on Saturday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center.
With the loss, the Cowboys moved to 11-6 on the season.
In doubles, Alex Garcia and Francisco Pini got the Pokes going with a 6-4 victory over Timothy Li and Aadarsh Tripathi. Shortly after, freshman Alessio Basile and Carl Roothman cruised by UCLA's Jeffrey Fradkin and Aadarsh Tripathi, 6-2.
In singles play, OSU's Tyler Zink led Patrick Zahraj, 6-3, 3-1 before Zahraj retired, giving the Cowboys an early 2-0 lead in the match after earning the point in doubles play.
UCLA's Stefan Leustian defeated Basile on court six in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4 to cut the OSU lead in half. Pini later fell to UCLA's Gianluca Ballotta, 7-5, 6-2 on court five.
Azuma Visaya continued the Bruins' winning ways as he dropped Garcia, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 on court four, before Tripathi defeated Oklahoma State's Chase Ferguson, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 for the deciding point of the match.
The Cowboys return to action March 26 at 2 p.m. (CST) against Tulane at the Greenwood Tennis Center.
For season-long coverage of Cowboy Tennis, visit okstate.com and follow @cowboytennis on Twitter and Instagram.
Doubles
Order of Finish
Doubles: (3,2)
Singles: (1,6,5,4,3)
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – No. 32 UCLA edged out the No. 31 Oklahoma State tennis team, 4-2, on Saturday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center.
With the loss, the Cowboys moved to 11-6 on the season.
In doubles, Alex Garcia and Francisco Pini got the Pokes going with a 6-4 victory over Timothy Li and Aadarsh Tripathi. Shortly after, freshman Alessio Basile and Carl Roothman cruised by UCLA's Jeffrey Fradkin and Aadarsh Tripathi, 6-2.
In singles play, OSU's Tyler Zink led Patrick Zahraj, 6-3, 3-1 before Zahraj retired, giving the Cowboys an early 2-0 lead in the match after earning the point in doubles play.
UCLA's Stefan Leustian defeated Basile on court six in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4 to cut the OSU lead in half. Pini later fell to UCLA's Gianluca Ballotta, 7-5, 6-2 on court five.
Azuma Visaya continued the Bruins' winning ways as he dropped Garcia, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 on court four, before Tripathi defeated Oklahoma State's Chase Ferguson, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 for the deciding point of the match.
The Cowboys return to action March 26 at 2 p.m. (CST) against Tulane at the Greenwood Tennis Center.
For season-long coverage of Cowboy Tennis, visit okstate.com and follow @cowboytennis on Twitter and Instagram.
Doubles
- Zink/Ferguson (OSU) v. Revelli/Zahraj (UCLA) 4-4
- Basile/Roothman (OSU) def. Fradkin/Tripathi (UCLA) 6-2
- Garcia/Pini (OSU) def. Li/Visaya (UCLA) 6-4
- Tyler Zink (OSU) def. Patrick Zahraj (UCLA) 6-3, 3-1 (retired)
- Isaac Becroft (OSU) v. Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) 6-7(3), 6-4, 3-2 (unf.)
- Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) def. Chase Ferguson (OSU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
- Azuma Visaya (UCLA) def. Alex Garcia (OSU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
- Gianluca Ballotta (UCLA) def. Francisco Pini (OSU) 7-5, 6-2
- Stefan Leustian (UCLA) def. Alessio Basile (OSU) 6-4, 6-4
Order of Finish
Doubles: (3,2)
Singles: (1,6,5,4,3)
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