No. 33 Cal Edged By No. 15 Arizona 4-3

Yuta Kikuchi’s win tied the match 3-3, until Arizona prevailed on court five.

MTEN3/18/2023 9:41 PM | By: Cal Athletics

BERKELEY – The No. 33 California men’s tennis team rallied from a 3-1 deficit to tie 15th-ranked Arizona but ultimately fell to the Wildcats, 4-3, in a marathon Pac-12 Conference match on Saturday night at the Hellman Tennis Complex.
 
The Golden Bears (9-4, 1-1 Pac-12) got singles wins from Philip Hjorth, Carl Emil Overbeck and Yuta Kikuchi to tie Arizona (13-4, 1-1 Pac-12) at 3-3. But Nick Lagaev edged Siddhant Banthia, 4-6, 7-6(5) 7-6(5), to clinch the victory for the Wildcats.
 
A full recap will follow.
 
No. 15 Arizona (13-4, 1-1 Pac-12) 4, No. 33 California (9-4, 1-1 Pac-12) 3
March 18, 2023, in Berkeley, Calif.
Hellman Tennis Complex
 
Doubles
1. No. 58 Jay Friend/Jonas Ziverts (Arizona) def. Siddhant Banthia/Carl Emil Overbeck (Cal), 6-2
2. No. 54 Ryder Jackson/Lucas Magnaudet (Cal) def. Herman Hoeyeraal/Gustaf Strom (Arizona), 6-4
3. Nick Lagaev/Colton Smith (Arizona) def. Philip Hjorth/Yuta Kikuchi (Cal), 6-4*
 
Order of Finish – 1, 2, 3*
*Clinched the doubles point
 
Singles
1. No. 30 Yuta Kikuchi (Cal) def. No. 78 Colton Smith (Arizona), 1-6, 7-6(8), 7-6(8)
2. No. 38 Jonas Ziverts (Arizona) def. No. 94 Ryder Jackson (Cal), 6-2, 7-6(5)
3. Gustaf Strom (Arizona) def. Derrick Chen (Cal), 6-2, 6-3
4. Carl Emil Overbeck (Cal) def. No. 97 Herman Hoeyeraal (Arizona), 7-6(9), 2-6, 6-3
5. No. 115 Nick Lagaev (Arizona) def. Siddhant Banthia (Cal), 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(5)^
6. Philip Hjorth (Cal) def. Jay Friend (Arizona), 6-4, 7-5
 
Order of Finish – 6, 3, 2, 4, 1, 5^
^Clinched the overall win