EAGLE ROCK (2-20)- No. 39 UC Santa Cruz closed a three-match roadtrip to Los Angeles with a tough 5-4 loss at Occidental on Monday.

The host Tigers took two of the three doubles, then won the dual with three wins in singles before the Banana Slugs won the last two matchups in extra sets. Andre Mardirossian won at No. 2 singles winning the last two sets, including a 14-12 tiebreaker. Aziz Albayouk won his first dual match of the season with a comeback win  at No. 6.

UC Santa Cruz returns home to take on Cal Lutheran Saturday at 10:00am.