Tucson, Ariz.- No. 76
Filip Malbasic led the No. 23 Arizona team to another victory over the UCSB Gauchos. The Wildcats complete another clean sweep as they triumph 7-0 on Sunday.
Malbasic led the charge by defeating #8 Joseph Guillin on court one in straight sets as well as dominating with
Igor Karpovets in doubles 6-2. Lagaev continues his four-game win streak, still tying Malbasic for most total wins this season. Senior
Alejandro Reguant skates by in a three set battle to remain undefeated in dual play.
Big Numbers
Head Coach
Clancy Shields notches his 99
th win of his head coaching career and sets his sight on triple digits in the next match.
With Malbasic's big win, that marks the second time this season a Wildcat has taken down a top 10 singles player.
Jonas Ziverts took down #5 Richard Ciamarra during ITA Kickoff Weekend, and Malbasic triumphed over the No. 8 today. The Wildcats are 2-0 against top 10 singles talent this spring season.
Results
Doubles
- Malbasic/Karpovets (ARIZ) def. Krustev/Rotheram (UCSB) 6-2
- Guillin/Vedri (UCSB) vs. Horwood/Lagaev (ARIZ) 4-5
- Hassey/Reguant (ARIZ) def. Soto/Vukmanovic 6-3
Singles
- No. 76 Filip Malbasic (ARIZ) def. No. 8 Joseph Guillin (UCSB) 7-5, 7-5
- Alejandro Reguant (ARIZ) def. Victor Krustev (UCSB) 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (12-10)
- Igor Karpovets (ARIZ) def. Alejandro Vedri (UCSB) 6-4, 6-2
- Nick Lagaev (ARIZ) def. Joseph Rotheram (UCSB) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-2)
- Carlos Hassey (ARIZ) def. Luka Vukmanovic (UCSB) 6-2, 6-0
- Hiroki Sakagawa (ARIZ) def. Joshua Williams (UCSB) 6-1, 6-4
