CLAREMONT, Ca. - The UC Santa Cruz men's tennis team faced a tough challenge on Sunday afternoon, suffering a 7-0 defeat against the No. 5 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags. Despite some hard-fought matches, the Banana Slugs were unable to secure a victory against the Stags on Sunday afternoon.

How It Happened

The match began with doubles play, where UC Santa Cruz struggled to gain momentum. In the No. 1 doubles match, Adam Hidas and Andrew Tjoa fell 6-2. The No. 2 doubles team of Rocco Melendez and Benjamin Wang also suffered a 6-2 loss. The closest match came at No. 3 doubles, where Mayur Nookala and Radin Sadeghi pushed their opponents to the brink before falling 7-6(3). With a sweep in doubles, UC Santa Cruz faced an uphill battle in singles play.

The struggles continued in singles, as UC Santa Cruz was unable to take a set. At No. 1 singles, Radin Sadeghi fell 6-3, 6-1. Andrew Tjoa was defeated in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 2 singles. Adam Hidas dropped a 6-0, 6-3 decision at No. 3 singles. In the No. 4 spot, Benjamin Wang put up a fight but ultimately fell 6-3, 6-4. The most competitive match of the day came at No. 5 singles, where Mayur Nookala forced a second-set tiebreak before falling 6-4, 7-6(5). Rounding out the singles lineup, Hari Raghavan was unable to gain traction, losing 6-1, 6-2 at No. 6 singles.