Jan. 29, 2006

Stockton, Calif. - Tied 3-3, junior Alan Kelly (Dublin, Ireland) lifted Pacific to a 4-3 win over UC Davis with a dramatic comeback victory on Sunday, Jan. 29.

With the win the Tigers moved to 2-0 on the season, while UC Davis fell to 0-4. The Tigers fell behind 1-0 as UC Davis claimed the doubles point with victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions.

Pacific, however, seemed to take control of the match with straight set victories at the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 5 positions in singles, claiming a 3-1 in the team match.

UC Davis evened the match with three set victories at No. 3 and No. 6, placing the team match in the hands of Kelly for the Tigers and Justin Garcia for UC Davis at the No. 4 position.

Garcia won the first set against Kelly, 4-6. Trailing 4-1 and battling through a bloody nose in the second set, Kelly won the final five games send it to a third and decisive set. Kelly garnered an early break to take control of the third set, then collected a second break at 5-3 to claim the victory for himself and the Tigers.

The Tigers will be back in action on Friday, Feb. 3 as Pacific hits the road to face Arizona State at 1:30 p.m.

Results:
Pacific 4, UC Davis 3
Stockton, Calif.

Singles:

1. Jorgen Vestli (PAC) def. Jordan Combs (UCD), 6-4, 6-0
2. Arnar Sigurdsson (PAC) def. Mike Chin (UCD), 6-3, 6-0
3. Jayce Fitch (UCD) def. Vladimir Zdravkovic (PAC), 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
4. Alan Kelly (PAC) def. Justin Garcia (UCD), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
5. Tim Koniarski (PAC) def. Henri Landes (UCD), 6-4, 6-2
6. Casey McMakin (UCD) def. Austin Kakar (PAC), 2-6, 7-5, 6-1

Doubles:

1. Vestli/Zdravkovic (PAC) def. Chin/Garcia (UCD), 8-3
2. Combs/Fitch (UCD) def. Sigurdsson/Koniarski (PAC), 8-6
3. McMakin/Kyle McMakin (UCD) def. Kelly/ Robert Price (PAC), 8-4