Slugs Drop Matches to Sewanee and Haverford in SoCal Doubleheader

Monday, March 10

Claremont, CA

11:00 AM

UC Santa Cruz Athletics

Sewanee

Slugs Drop Matches to Sewanee and Haverford in SoCal Doubleheader

3/10/2025 9:19:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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CLAREMONT, Ca. - The UC Santa Cruz men's tennis team suffered a tough 4-0 loss Monday afternoon against the No. 10 Sewanee Tigers. The Tigers swept double and continued to show well in singles as the Slugs continued to struggle to find momentum against the Tigers. After courts No. 1, No. 2, and No. 5 finished early it was enough for the Tigers to complete the sweep. Later in the evening, UC Santa Cruz lost a narrow 5-2 contest against the No. 39 Haverford Fords. The Slugs had the early advantage after taking two out of three doubles matches but struggled in singles, taking just on victory there.

UC Santa Cruz 0, No. 10 Sewanee 4
The doubles were a sweep, all ending at 6-2. After which the singles courts went similarly. Among the three singles courts that did end up being completed, only No. 5 went to three sets. No. 5 Benjamin Wang won his second set 6-4 after falling 6-1 in the first. The last set was a nail biter, but unfortunately, Wang fell 7-5. Notably, No. 3 Adam Hidas, No. 4 Mayur Nookala, and No. 6 Rocco Melendez were all unable to finish their matches as the Tigers had already reached four wins.

UC Santa Cruz 2, No. 39 Haverford 5

Things started well for the Slugs with Doubles No. 1 Andrew Tjoa and Adam Hidas taking a 6-3 victory. The success continued with No. 3 Rocco Melendez and Benjamin Wang who won their set 6-2. All but two of the Singles courts were down to the wire later in the contest. No. 1 Radin Sadeghi fell in three sets after winning the first 6-3. No. 2 Andrew Tjao lost his first set 6-2 but fought back into it with a 7-5 set 2 victory. Unfortunately, the last set went 6-3 in favor of the Fords. The one singles win that the Slugs were able to pick up came off the back of No. 3 Mayur Nookala, who won 6-1, 6-4. No. 4 Adam Hidas won his first set 6-4 but narrowly lost in three sets to his competition. No. 6 Hari Raghavan was also able to bring it to three sets after a close 7-6 victory in the second but fell in three sets as well to ultimately decide the contest.