The UCLA men’s tennis program is set to open the dual-match portion of the 2022-23 schedule with home matches on Friday and Saturday. The Bruins open up versus Hawai’i before completing the back-to-back homestand against Pepperdine. Both matches start at 1 p.m. PT.
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LAST TIME OUT
UCLA took part in the rain-interrupted Sherwood Collegiate Club at Sherwood Country Club in its final action before the start of dual-match play. Alexander Hoogmartens and Aadarsh Tripathi notched wins versus nationally-ranked opponents, as did the doubles team of Hoogmartens and Patrick Zahraj. The field also featured participants from then-No. 9 USC and No. 23 Texas A&M.
UCLA VS. HAWAI’I, PEPPERDINE
UCLA’s all-time record versus Hawai’i improved to 8-0 after the Bruins swept a doubleheader at Los Angeles Tennis Center in 2022 (April 12). Bryce Pereira clinched both wins and was joined by Stefan Leustian and Giacomo Revelli in picking up two singles victories on the day. The Rainbow Warriors seized the doubles point in the opener, but UCLA charged back to prevail by a 4-2 score. The Bruins never looked back en route to a 5-0 win in the second match. Pepperdine logged a 4-1 victory at Ralphs Straus Tennis Center during the 2022 campaign (Feb. 25), cutting UCLA’s advantage in the series to 53-17. Patrick Zahraj defeated No. 49 Pietro Fellin for the Bruins’ lone point of the day.
FALL RECAP
The Bruins took part in five tournaments – including two national events – before the new year. Alexander Hoogmartens racked up a team-high seven singles wins, including two versus nationally-ranked opponents. He reached the ITA Southwest Regional Championships singles final round, beating No. 46 Gustaf Strom and No. 45 Tim Zeitvogel of Pepperdine along the way. Jeffrey Fradkin and Patrick Zahraj picked up five doubles victories each to lead the squad. Fradkin and Aadarsh Tripathi collaborated on a championship run at the UCSB Classic. Hoogmartens and Zahraj teamed to qualify for the ITA All-American Championships main draw.
IN THE RANKINGS
A pair of Bruins are in the top 90 of the latest ITA National Singles Rankings, released Nov. 16,…
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