UC Santa Barbara
Cal Poly Men's Tennis Falls 5-2 in Last Match of the Season
4/22/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
SANTA BARBARA – The Cal Poly men's tennis team put up a fight against UC Santa Barbara on Saturday afternoon, but couldn't hold on, as it fell 5-2 in Santa Barbara, Calif.
The Mustangs started the Blue-Green Rivalry out in doubles play, where it came down to the last point, but Cal Poly couldn't secure the lead.
Karl Enander and Tim Tan were beat by Nick Moreno and Anders Holm on court two 6-1.
Garrett Auproux and Axel Damiens evened things out when they beat Cody Rakela and Kristian Prior on court three 6-4, leaving it up to court one to clinch the doubles point.
The No. 55 doubles tandem of Ben Donovan and Corey Pang put up a fight against Morgan Mays and Simon Freund, pushing their opponents to a tiebreaker but falling 7-6(5).
Down 1-0, the Mustangs went into singles play. Josh Ortlip fell to Holm 6-1, 6-4 on court four, while Damiens fell to Rakela 6-2, 6-4 on court five, giving the Gauchos a 3-0 lead.
Auproux fell to Freund on court three 6-1, 6-3, clinching the match for UCSB.
Antoine Noel pushed Chase Masciorini to three sets on court six, but couldn't hold on as he fell 3-6, 7-5, 1-0.
Corey Pang finished the match off on a strong note, as he beat Mays on court one 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, advancing his singles dual record to 16-4.
The Mustangs end their season with an overall 16-7 record while going 3-2 in conference play.
Cal Poly will be back on the courts to participate in the Big West Conference Tournament starting April 27 going through April 30.
DOUBLES
- Morgan Mays and Simon Freund (UCSB) def. Corey Pang and Ben Donovan (CP) 7-6(5)
- Nick Moreno and Anders Holm (UCSB) def. Karl Enander and Tim Tan (CP) 6-1
- Garrett Auproux and Axel Damiens (CP) def. Cody Rakela and Kristian Prior (UCSB) 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
SINGLES
- Corey Pang (CP) def. Morgan Mays (UCSB) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
- Ben Donovan (CP) def. Nick Moreno (UCSB) 0-6, 6-2, 6-4
- Simon Freund (UCSB) def. Garrett Auproux (CP) 6-1, 6-3
- Anders Holm (UCSB) def. Josh Ortlip (CP) 6-1, 6-4
- Cody Rakela (UCSB) def. Axel Damiens (CP) 6-2, 6-4
- Chase Masciorini (UCSB) def. Antoine Noel (CP) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 3, 2, 6, 1
