May 30, 2010
We Are the Champions

OBERLIN, OH-Congratulations to Marc Vartabedian and Brian Pybas, who won the NCAA Div III doubles national championship today in Ohio. This win marks the 10th national doubles title brought home by the Slugs.(more)

May 17, 2010
Men's Tennis NCAA Regional Tournament Wrap-Up

CLARMONT, CA -- It is hard to believe our team season has come to an end as the journey has been compelling, challenging, and most of all fun and inspiring. One of my regrets is that we can not continue our work as we were clearing improving as we hit the finish line. Our NCAA Regional, clearly the toughest in the country, featured two teams that had beaten us during the regular season: Cal Lutheran (ranked number four in the country) in the first round and Claremont McKenna College (ranked number three in the country) in the second. We entered the tournament ranked number six. (more)

May 13, 2010
The Slugs Advance to Round 2 of the NCAA Tournament

CLAREMONT, CA-The Slugs started regionals off with a decisive victory over Cal Lutheran, winning 5-2. This win illustrates the hard work the team has put in this spring: last time the slugs met the kingsmen they they were swept in doubles, setting them up for a 5-4 loss.(more)

May 12, 2010
2010 NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championship Selections

INDIANAPOLIS-IN --The NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Committee has selected the individuals that will compete in the singles and doubles competition of the 2010 NCAA Division III Championships. (more)

April 26, 2010
Slugs Showed Strong Presence at the Ojai Tournament

OJAI, CA--Congratulations to the Slugs, who have just returned home after a great trip south to Ojai. As the only team to have all eight players make it to the second round, the Slugs demonstrated that they have come a long way since their challenging spring break trip.
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February 21. 2010
Slugs Win Their 3rd ITA Indoor Men's National Team Indoor Championship

SANTA CRUZ, CA--UC Santa Cruz Men's Tennis Team won their 3rd Indoor Team Cahmpionship in St. Peters, MN. For a full recap of the event please click here. (more)

November 14, 2009
Slugs Roll on and off the courts!

SANTA CRUZ, CA--Senior Marc Vartabedian and Junior Bryan Pybas are representing the Slugs in the 2009 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Small College Championships. This is one of collegiate athletics' most unique event which will be taking place October 15-18 at the Copeland-Cox Tennis Center in Mobile, Alabama. (more)

November 3, 2009
Slug Move on to the ITA Small College College National Championships

SANTA CRUZ, CA--Good First day as five Slugs advance to final 16 in singles and two doubles team reach the quarter finals. Veterans Marc Vartabedian, Brian Pybas, Silvio Chiba and Donald James were joined by Frosh Erich Koenig in reaching the final 16 in singles. (more)

November 5, 2009
Slugs Roll In ITA Regional

SANTA CRUZ, CA--Good First day as five Slugs advance to final 16 in singles and two doubles team reach the quarter finals. Veterans Marc Vartabedian, Brian Pybas, Silvio Chiba and Donald James were joined by Frosh Erich Koenig in reaching the final 16 in singles. (more)

November 3, 2009
Slugs Roll In ITA Regional

SANTA CRUZ, CA--Good First day as five Slugs advance to final 16 in singles and two doubles team reach the quarter finals. Veterans Marc Vartabedian, Brian Pybas, Silvio Chiba and Donald James were joined by Frosh Erich Koenig in reaching the final 16 in singles. (more)

November 30, 2009
Slugs Head to ITA Regional Oct 2-4

SANTA CRUZ, CA--The rubber meets the road this weekend as we take our team to the ITA Fall Regional Championships Oct 2-4 at Claremont College. This fall event marks the start of a new season which promises to be very intriguing for this young Slug squad that graduated it’s top five players from last springs NCAA Championship team.(more)

July 17, 2009
Men's Tennis NCAA Championship T-Shirts are on Sale Now

The UC Santa Cruz Men's NCAA Tennis Championship T-shirts are on sale now. If you are interested in purchasing a T-shirt, please download the pdf below. All proceeds benefit the UC Santa Cruz Men's Tennis program.

UC Santa Cruz Men's Tennis NCAA Championship T-shirts

May 21, 2009
Men's Tennis Wins 2009 National Championship

CLAREMONT, CA--The Amherst College men’s tennis team had its season come to an end Thursday afternoon with a 5-0 loss to UC Santa Cruz in the NCAA Division III Championship finals at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center in Claremont, California. (more)

May 21, 2009
Men's Tennis Ilya Gendelman Names to the Academic All-District Team

SANTA CRUZ, CA--On the same day the Men's Tennis Team captures it's 7th National Championship, Senior Ilya Gendelman is placed on the 2009 Academic All-District Men's At-Large First Team. Presented by ESPN, this academic awards acknowledges Gendelman for not only his tennis accomplishments, but his accomplishments in the classroom. (more)

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