UC Santa Cruz Athletics
California Lutheran University
Slugs Split with Cal Lutheran and Chicago in Weekend Tilt
3/15/2026 4:48:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Cal Lutheran 3, UC Santa Cruz 4 (March 14)
The Banana Slugs earned a hard-fought 4-3 victory over Cal Lutheran on Saturday. UCSC took the doubles point by winning two of three matches. Benjamin Wang and Rocco Melendez won at No. 1 doubles 6-3, and Peter Liang and Gavin Sontag cruised at No. 2 doubles 6-2.
In singles play, Benjamin Wang led the way with a dominant 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 1 singles. Gavin Sontag gutted out a three-set battle at No. 2 singles, winning 7-6, 4-6, 7-5 in the match of the day. Hari Raghavan rounded out the Banana Slugs' singles victories with a 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 6 singles.
Chicago 7, UC Santa Cruz 0 (March 15)
The Banana Slugs ran into a tough Chicago squad on Sunday, falling 7-0. Chicago swept the doubles matches and carried that momentum into singles play, taking all six singles matches. Benjamin Wang competed well at No. 1 singles, falling 6-3, 6-2, while Gavin Sontag and Hari Raghavan each pushed their opponents at No. 2 and No. 5 singles.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
6,2,3,5,1
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