College men’s tennis: UCI defeats No. 74 Central Florida

UC IRVINE - The UC Irvine men’s tennis team pulled off a minor

upset Thursday, topping 74th-ranked Central Florida, 5-2, in

nonconference action.

The Anteaters (6-10) won all three doubles matches for the first

point, while juniors Sean O’ Connor and Carl Lumsden, and freshmen Dontia

Haynes and Brian Morton all won in singles.

UCI hosts No. 55 Clemson Saturday at noon.

NONCONFERENCE

UC Irvine 5, Central Florida 2

Singles - O’Connor (UCI) def. Strangberg, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; Bradu (CF)

def. Endrikat, 7-6, 6-1; Lumsden (UCI) def. Sanabrio, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4;

Haynes (UCI) def. Sierra, 6-2, 6-3; Morton (UCI) def. Jager, 6-3, 6-3;

Westin (CF) def. Wijemanne, 6-2, 7-5.

Doubles - Morton-Endrikat (UCI) def. Bradu-Sierra, 8-5;

O’Connor-Wijemanne (UCI) def. Sanabria-Strangberg, 8-6; Williams-Haynes

(UCI) def. Westin-Jager, 8-5.