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NEWPORT NEWS, VA (4/30)-- UC Santa Cruz men's tennis fell to Mary Washington 5-3 in an entertaining Coast-To-Coast Tournament Final held at the James River Country Club.
UC Santa Cruz concludes the season 6-9.
The Banana Slugs opened with wins in all three doubles matches. Top duo
Lucas Chen and
Andrew Tjoa won their match 8-4. The other two were even-played contests, but both
Sam Hall/
Andre Mardirossian and
Praneet Varade/
Ryan Lam won their matchups in tie-breakers.
Tjoa (L) and Chen got UC Santa Cruz their first doubles point
(Sydney Smith/CNU)
Mary Washington (10-9) answered with two straight-set wins in singles, and then tied it 3-all on a three-set marathon. The last three singles matches would decide the Championship, with the Eagles coming back and winning another three-set match before clinching the title with a hard-fought two setter.
The Division III NCAA Tournament field will be announced on Monday with selections for the Singles and Doubles tournaments announced on Wednesday.
2023 C2C Men's Tennis All-Tournament Team
Mary Washington
Andrew Watson
Artis Hart
Rishi Charan Shankar
UC Santa Cruz
Andrew Tjoa
Sam Hall
Christopher NewportÂ
Ahun Vodela
Salisbury
Aron Bursztyn
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