Feb. 8, 2004

DAVIS, Calif. - UC Davis Michael Chin, Bastian Bartels and Ross Barasch each posted two wins on the day as UC Davis defeated Sonoma State 7-2 in a men's tennis match Sunday afternoon at Hickey Courts.

With the win the Aggies improve their season record to 2-3.

The Aggies took two of three doubles matches to open the day. Kyle Trinosky and Barasch earned an 8-4 win over Patrick Nagle and Andrew Laing at No.1 while Bartels and Chin needed a tiebreaker to defeat Thomas Morton and Ronnie Tuttle, 9-8 (9-7) at No.3.

In singles play, the Aggies took five of six matches to seal the victory. Chin defeated Nagle at No.1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 while Jayce Fitch defeated Laing at No.3, 6-2, 6-1. Bartels won at No.4, defeating Phillip Taylor, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 and Barasch won his second match of the day, defeating Matt Parker, 6-2, 7-5, at No.5. Casey McMakin won his singles match at No.6, defeating Tuttle 6-2, 6-2.

Sonoma earned its victories at No.2 doubles when Parker and Taylor defeated Casey and Kyle McMakin, 8-3, and Morton defeated Robert Wong, 6-3, 6-3 at No.2 singles.

UC Davis will next be in action on February 13-15 at the California Men's Team Invitational in Pomona.

UC DAVIS MEN'S TENNIS
UC Davis 7 def. Sonoma State 2
February 8, 2004
at Hickey Courts

Doubles
No.1 Kyle Trinosky/Ross Barasch (UCD) def. Patrick Nagle/Andrew Laing (SSU) 8-4
No.2 Matt Parker/Phillip Taylor (SSU) def. Casey McMakin/Kyle McMakin (UCD) 8-3
No.3 Bastian Bartels/Michael Chin (UCD) def. Thomas Morton/Ronnie Tuttle (SSU) 9-8 (9-7)

Singles
No.1 Michael Chin (UCD) def. Patrick Nagle (SSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
No.2 Thomas Morton (SSU) def. Robert Wong (UCD) 6-3, 6-3
No.3 Jayce Fitch (UCD) def. Andrew Laing (SSU) 6-2, 6-1
No.4 Bastian Bartels (UCD) def. Phillip Taylor (SSU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
No.5 Ross Barasch (UCD) def. Matt Parker (SSU) 6-2, 7-5
No.6 Casey McMakin (UCD) def. Ronnie Tuttle (SSU) 6-2, 6-2