LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Pacific put up a strong fight but came out on the wrong side of a 4-0 decision against UC Santa Barbara on Friday morning from the campus of UCLA.

The doubles portion of the match was a fierce battle that saw all three courts decided by a combined five games. Sophomores Vraj Patel and Nico Rating pulled out the 7-5 win on doubles court three to put Pacific in a clinch position for the match's first point. However, two close losses on courts one and two turned the tide towards UC Santa Barbara (2-0).

Moving to the singles half of the match, Pacific (1-1) could not gather enough momentum to mount a comeback. In his first collegiate action, freshman Reuben De Klerk was locked in a tightly contested match on court four. Sophomores Vraj Patel and Jonty Giesen were engaged in their own close matches with the latter forcing a decisive third set against his opponent on court three.

Faced with a nationally ranked opponent, graduate Terence Das was unable to overcome his opponent on court one, who ranked 70th in the country. Junior Christof Schaertlin Coffey was faced an even tougher opponent on court two in the 32nd ranked player nationally.

Coming up next for the Tigers is the loser between New Mexico and No. 10 UCLA that will take place at 10 a.m.

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