Men's Tennis Battles No. 50 UC Irvine but Falls Short

Monday, March 3

Irvine, CA

11:00 AM

Temple University

UC Irvine

Men's Tennis Battles No. 50 UC Irvine but Falls Short

3.3.25 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

IRVINE, CA – Temple put up a tough fight against No. 50 UC Irvine but came up short as the Anteaters claimed the doubles point and secured three singles victories to clinch the match.

How It Happen

In doubles play, the Owls' No. 1 duo of Adam Kresina and Martim Marujo battled against the ranked pairing of No. 88 Andy Nguyen and Noah Zamora but fell, 6-3. Erden Er and Pranav Nemani also put up a strong effort but dropped their match at the No. 3 spot, 6-4, giving UC Irvine the early advantage.
In singles, Marujo faced a tough challenge against Nguyen at the No. 1 spot, falling 6-3, 6-0. Kolaric fought hard but was edged out by Ruining Huang, 7-6(4), 6-3, while Russo fell in a tight second set to Lawee Sherif, 6-2, 7-5.
Kresina and Aayush Bhat were both locked in close battles before their matches went unfinished, with Bhat leading in the decisive third set. Nemani also held a strong position, winning his first set before play was stopped.

Results
Doubles
1. Andy Nguyen/Noah Zamora (UCI) def. Adam Kresina/Martim Marujo (TEM), 6-3
2. Max Fardanesh/Rithvik Krishna (UCI) vs. Maj Najvirt Kolaric/Dante Russo (TEM), 5-4 UF
3. Sohrob Amiryavari/Lawee Sherif (UCI) def. Erden Er/Pranav Nemani (TEM), 6-4
Singles
1. Andy Nguyen (UCI) def. Martim Marujo (TEM), 6-3, 6-0
2. Noah Zamora (UCI) vs. Adam Kresina (TEM), 7-6, 2-6, 5-3 UF
3. Ruining Huang (UCI) def. Maj Najvirt Kolaric (TEM), 7-6(4), 6-3
4. Lawee Sherif (UCI) def. Dante Russo (TEM), 6-2, 7-5
5. Aayush Bhat (TEM) v.s Max Fardanesh (UCI), 6-4, 2-6, 1-1 UF
6. Pranav Nemani (TEM) v.s Sohrob Amiryavari (UCI), 6-4, 5-4 UF

Order of finish:
Doubles:1,3
Singles:1,3,4

UP NEXT
Men's tennis will be back in action on Tuesday, March 4 to face UC Riverside in an away match at 10:00 AM in Riverside, CA.

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