April 27, 2008

Indian Wells, Calif. - The Pacific men's tennis team fell to UC Santa Barbara in the championship match of the Big West tournament on April 27 by a score of 4-0 in Indian Wells, Calif. Despite earning wins over UC Irvine and UC Riverside in the first two rounds of the championship tournament, the loss dropped the Tigers to 11-12 on the season as they finished with a 5-3 record against Big West opponents.

In the match, the Gauchos earned the doubles team point as they earned wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles positions to jump out to an early lead in the match. The Tigers then went on to fall at the No. 1, No. 3, and No. 6 positions as the remaining matches, including the match at the No. 1 doubles position, were not finished.

With the win, the No. 1 seeded Gauchos improved to 15-9 on the year overall, with only one loss in Big West play. The No. 3 seeded Tigers defeated No. 6 UC Riverside and No. 2 UC Irvine earlier in the week for the right to play in the championship match. With the loss, the Tigers finished their season with a record of 11-12 on the year. UCSB earned an automatic NCAA tournament berth with the win.

2008 Pacific Men's Tennis Results
Pacific - 0, UCSB - 4

DOUBLES
1. Moritz Starke / Renan Delsin (PAC) vs. Philip Therp / Bijan Hejazi (UCSB), DNF
2. Alex Konigsfeldt / Josh Finkelstein (UCSB) def. David Gonzalez / Austin Kakar (PAC), 8-2
3. Jack Hui / Anders Dalskov (UCSB) def. Artem Gramma / Vegerd Veskimagi (PAC), 8-3
Order of finish: 2, 3

SINGLES
1. Philip Therp (UCSB) def. Moritz Starke (PAC), 7-5, 6-3
2. David Gonzalez (PAC) vs. Bijan Hejazi (UCSB), DNF
3. Jack Hui (UCSB) def. Renan Delsin (PAC), 6-3, 7-6 (5)
4. Artem Gramma (PAC) vs. Alex Konigsfeldt (UCSB), DNF
5. Vegerd Veskimagi (PAC) vs. Anders Dalskov (UCSB), DNF
6. Max Taylor (UCSB) def. Austin Kakar (PAC) 6-1, 6-1
Order of finish: 6, 1, 3