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Victor Lamm won in both singles and doubles Saturday

No. 63 Anteaters Edged 4-3 by Pacific in Big West Semifinals

Anteaters fall 4-3 to Pacific

April 26, 2008

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - The No. 63 UC Irvine men's tennis team (11-14) lost 4-3 to Pacific Saturday afternoon in the semifinals of the Big West Championship at Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

The Tigers won two of the three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead. Moritz Starke and Renan Delsin defeated senior Alex Sundling and sophomore Zac Tsai 8-2 in the No. 1 match. Seniors Victor Lamm and Ajay Ahluwalia defeated David Gonzalez and Austin Kakar 8-2 in the No. 2 slot. Artem Gramma and Vegerd Veskimagi clinched the doubles point with an 8-4 win over junior Trevor Dobson and freshman Khunpol Issara.

In singles, Renan Delsin put Pacific up 2-0 as he defeated Trevor Dobson 6-3, 6-2 in the No. 3 match. Moritz Starke beat Alex Sundling 6-1, 6-4 in No. 1 singles to give Pacific a 3-0 lead. Freshman Stephen Stege beat Austin Kakar 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 in the No. 6 match to cut the lead to 3-1. Senior Victor Lamm defeated David Gonzalez 6-7, 6-3, 6-1 in No. 2 singles to make it 3-2. Freshman Ryan Mayer tied the match at 3-3 after defeating Vegerd Veskimagi 7-6, 6-2 in the No. 5 match. Artem Gramma outlasted Khunpol Issara 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 in No. 4 singles to clinch the overall win for Pacific.

The Anteaters conclude the season with an 11-14 record overall on the season.

Results

Pacific 4, No. 63 UC Irvine 3
No. 1	Moritz Starke (PAC) def. Alex Sundling (UCI)	6-1, 6-4
No. 2	No. 123 Victor Lamm (UCI) def. David Gonzalez (PAC)	6-7, 6-3, 6-1
No. 3	Renan Delsin (PAC) def. Trevor Dobson (UCI)	6-3, 6-2
No. 4	Artem Gramma (PAC) def. Khunpol Issara (UCI)	4-6, 6-3, 7-6
No. 5	Ryan Mayer (UCI) def. Vegerd Veskimagi (PAC)	7-6, 6-2
No. 6	Stephen Stege (UCI) def. Austin Kakar (PAC)	4-6, 6-1, 6-1
	Singles Order of Finish: 3, 1, 6, 2, 5, 4

No. 1	Starke/Delsin (PAC) def. Sundling/Tsai (UCI)	8-2
No. 2	Lamm/Ajay Ahluwalia (UCI) def. Gonzalez/Kakar (PAC)	8-2
No. 3	Gramma/Veskimagi (PAC) def. Dobson/Issara (UCI)	8-4
	Doubles Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3