FOREST GROVE, OR - On Saturday, UC Santa Cruz men's tennis put up a good fight against Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, but fell 3-6. The Banana Slugs record for the season is now 6-8.  

Juniors Andre Mardirossian and Sam Hall were able to win their singles matches. Hall found a straight-set victory with a score of 6-4, 6-4, and Mardirossian went into three rounds with a final score of 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in a Top Ten West Region battle. At No. 6, Jason You also put up a great fight with three sets and a score of 6-3, 4-6, 10-7.

For Doubles, Sam Hall and Praneet Varade defeated their competition 8-2 at the No. 2 spot. The Men's tennis team is next preparing for the Ojai tournament in Ventura, CA April 22nd-24th.

Results

Singles Matches

No. 1	Andre Mardirossian (UCSC) def. Mason Tran (Pacific) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
No. 2	Reyn Miyagawa (Pacific) def. Lucas Chen (UCSC) 6-1, 6-3
No. 3	Quentin Gonzalez (Pacific) def. Praneet Varade (UCSC) 6-2, 6-4
No. 4	Nick Koulisis (Pacific) def. Andrew Tjoa (UCSC) 6-3, 6-0
No. 5	Sam Hall (UCSC) def. Joey Hu (Pacific) 6-4, 6-4
No. 6	Koby Murata (Pacific) def. Jason You (UCSC) 6-3, 4-6, 10-7

 

Doubles

No. 1	M. Tran/R. Miyagawa (Pacific) def. A. Tjoa/ A. Mardirossian (UCSC) 8-3
No. 2	S. Hall/P. Varade (UCSC) 8-3 def. J. Hu/K. Murata (Pacific) 8-2
No. 3	Q. Gonzalez/A. Rooney (Pacific) def. D. Jackson/A. Hidas (UCSC) 8-3