March 28, 2009

Stockton, Calif. - Despite the doubles victory and an easy 6-1, 6-1 win from sophomore Artem Gramma (Krivoj Roj, Ukraine), the Pacific men's tennis team suffered a 4-3 loss to UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, Mar. 28.

In singles action following the match conquered by Gramma, Tiger freshman Karl-Erik Paaro (Tallinn, Estonia) suffered a lose in the No. 5 position. Just before then Pacific freshman Christian Kuehne (Morbach, Germany) was defeated by UCSB's Mathieu Forget, 6-2, 7-5. The lose in the No. 6 position put the match at 2-2. 

The next two matches in the No. 3 and No. 4 positions were dropped by the Tigers. Pacific junior Vegerd Veskimagi (Saku, Estonia) battled the Gauchos' Max Taylor for three sets in the deciding match from the No. 4 position with Taylor coming out on top, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. 

The loss dropped the Tigers to 8-5 overall and 1-1 in the Big West Conference, UC Santa Babara moved to 6-5 on the season and 3-1 in conference play following Saturday's action.

The Tigers return to the Hal Nelson Tennis Courts when they host Cal Poiy on Sunday, March 29 at 1:00 p.m.

Men's Tennis Results
UC Santa Barbara 4, No. 54 Pacific 3
Hal Nelson Tennis Courts
Stockton, Calif.

Doubles: (Pacific wins doubles point, 2-1)
1. Moritz Starke / Renan Delsin (PAC) def. Alexander Konigsfeldt / Josh Finkelstein (UCSB): 8-3
2. Scott Hohenstein / Evan Jurgensen (UCSB) def. Artem Gramma / Ryan Kim (PAC): 8-5
3. Karl-Erik Paaro / Christian Kuehne (PAC) def. Taylor Chavez Goggin / Nick Caledonia (UCSB): 8-4

Order of Finish:
1, 2, 3

Singles:
1. Moritz Starke (PAC) def. Alexander Konigsfeldt (UCSB): 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
2. Artem Gramma (PAC) def. Scott Hohenstein (UCSB): 6-1, 6-1
3. Josh Finkelstein (UCSB) def Renan Delsin (PAC): 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
4. Max Taylor (UCSB) def. Vegerd Veskimagi (PAC) def.: 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
5. Taylor Chavez Goggin (UCSB) def Karl-Erik Paaro (PAC) def.: 6-3, 6-4
6. Mathieu Forget (UCSB) def, Christian Kuehne (PAC): 6-2, 7-5

Order of Finish:
2, 5, 6, 3, 4, 1