Weber State University Athletics
Tuesday, March 8
Irvine, CA
10:00 AM
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Men's Tennis Drops 4-2 To UC Irvine
3/8/2022 2:42:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Irvine, CA - The Weber State men's tennis team dropped a tightly-contested match to UC Irvine, 4-2, Tuesday morning at the Anteater Tennis Stadium.
"We lost a very close match to a team ranked 70 in the country," said head coach Brad Ferreira.Â
"This was the best effort we have had all year. Impressive performances all around today."
The 'Cats (4-10 overall) battled hard in doubles play but were unable to pull ahead as the 'Eaters took the early advantage.
Sebastian Buxman and Jordan Coutinho fell to the 'Eaters Matthew Sah and Lawee Sherif 7-5 and Bo-Han Li and Chia-Chieh Lin were defeated 7-6 (7-5).Â
Elyes Marouani and Bo-Han Li earned the 'Cats their two points of the day in No. 2 and 3 singles.Â
Bo-Han Li defeated Mike Mkrtchian 6-4, 6-4 and Elyes Marouani took the upper hand against Lawee Sherif 4-6, 6-0, 6-2.Â
Next Up: Weber State will be back in action Wednesday, Mar 9 against Azusa Pacific University. Â
Tennis Match Results
Weber State vs UC Irvine
Mar 08, 2022 at Irvine, CA
(Anteater Tennis Stadium)
#70 UC Irvine 4, Weber State 2
Singles Competition
1. #86 Emmanuel Coste (UCI) vs. Sebastian Buxman (WSU-M) 6-2, 4-6, 3-2, unfinished
2. Noah Zamora (UCI) def. Tristan Sarap (WSU-M) 6-4, 6-7 (7-3), 6-4
3. Elyes Marouani (WSU-M) def. Lawee Sherif (UCI) 4-6, 6-0, 6-2
4. Bo-Han Li (WSU-M) def. Mike Mkrtchian (UCI) 6-4, 6-4
5. Matthew Sah (UCI) def. Matteo Savio (WSU-M) 6-0, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Ali Amiri (UCI) def. Jordan Coutinho (WSU-M) 6-4, 7-5
Doubles Competition
1. Emmanuel Coste/Noah Zamora (UCI) vs. Elyes Marouani/Tristan Sarap (WSU-M) 6-5, unfinished
2. Matthew Sah/Lawee Sherif (UCI) def. Sebastian Buxman/Jordan Coutinho (WSU-M) 7-5
3. Ali Amiri/Mike Mkrtchian (UCI) def. Bo-Han Li/Chia-Chieh Lin (WSU-M) 7-6 (7-5)
Match Notes:
Weber State 4-10
UC Irvine 7-4; National ranking #70
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (5,6,4,3,2)
"We lost a very close match to a team ranked 70 in the country," said head coach Brad Ferreira.Â
"This was the best effort we have had all year. Impressive performances all around today."
The 'Cats (4-10 overall) battled hard in doubles play but were unable to pull ahead as the 'Eaters took the early advantage.
Sebastian Buxman and Jordan Coutinho fell to the 'Eaters Matthew Sah and Lawee Sherif 7-5 and Bo-Han Li and Chia-Chieh Lin were defeated 7-6 (7-5).Â
Elyes Marouani and Bo-Han Li earned the 'Cats their two points of the day in No. 2 and 3 singles.Â
Bo-Han Li defeated Mike Mkrtchian 6-4, 6-4 and Elyes Marouani took the upper hand against Lawee Sherif 4-6, 6-0, 6-2.Â
Next Up: Weber State will be back in action Wednesday, Mar 9 against Azusa Pacific University. Â
Tennis Match Results
Weber State vs UC Irvine
Mar 08, 2022 at Irvine, CA
(Anteater Tennis Stadium)
#70 UC Irvine 4, Weber State 2
Singles Competition
1. #86 Emmanuel Coste (UCI) vs. Sebastian Buxman (WSU-M) 6-2, 4-6, 3-2, unfinished
2. Noah Zamora (UCI) def. Tristan Sarap (WSU-M) 6-4, 6-7 (7-3), 6-4
3. Elyes Marouani (WSU-M) def. Lawee Sherif (UCI) 4-6, 6-0, 6-2
4. Bo-Han Li (WSU-M) def. Mike Mkrtchian (UCI) 6-4, 6-4
5. Matthew Sah (UCI) def. Matteo Savio (WSU-M) 6-0, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Ali Amiri (UCI) def. Jordan Coutinho (WSU-M) 6-4, 7-5
Doubles Competition
1. Emmanuel Coste/Noah Zamora (UCI) vs. Elyes Marouani/Tristan Sarap (WSU-M) 6-5, unfinished
2. Matthew Sah/Lawee Sherif (UCI) def. Sebastian Buxman/Jordan Coutinho (WSU-M) 7-5
3. Ali Amiri/Mike Mkrtchian (UCI) def. Bo-Han Li/Chia-Chieh Lin (WSU-M) 7-6 (7-5)
Match Notes:
Weber State 4-10
UC Irvine 7-4; National ranking #70
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (5,6,4,3,2)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
1
6
Ali Amiri/ Mike Mkrtchian [UCI]
7
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
1234
2620
Emmanuel Coste / 0 (86/-) [UCI]
643UF
#2 Singles Match
123
474
Noah Zamora / 0 [UCI]
666
#3 Singles Match
123
466
Lawee Sherif / 0 [UCI]
602
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Mike Mkrtchian / 0 [UCI]
44
#5 Singles Match
12
06
Matthew Sah / 0 [UCI]
67
#6 Singles Match
12
45
Ali Amiri / 0 [UCI]
67
Order of Finish:
5,6,4,3,2
Players Mentioned
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