Waves handle UCI

UCI men’s tennis resultMALIBU -- UC Irvine junior Aaron Ellis won at No. 4 singles to claim the only victory in the Anteaters’ 6-1 nonconference men’s tennis loss to Pepperdine on Sunday.

Ellis defeated Andre Begemann, 7-5, 0-6, 10-5, to capture the only point for the Anteaters.

UCI fell to 1-2.

Pepperdine, ranked No. 9, improved to 4-0.

The Anteaters play host to the University of San Diego on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.

Nonconference

Pepperdine 6, UC Irvine 1

Singles -- Doerner (P) def. Radulescu, 6-2, 6-0; Lovrak (P) def. Lamm, 6-4, 7-6; Johnson (P) def. Ulukan, 6-1, 7-6; Ellis (UCI) def. Begemann, 7-5, 0-6, 10-5; Reinert (P) def. Dobson, 6-4, 6-3; Altmann (P) def. Sundling, 6-1, 6-7, 10-4.

Doubles -- Doerner-Begemann (P) def. Radulescu-Ulukan, 8-3; Lovrak-Johnson def. Ellis-Sundling, 8-4; Borzenski-Altmann def. Dobson-Kenawy, 8-3.