Davis, Tam Named All-Big West

(April 30, 2003) - Freshman Norman Tam and junior Brent Davis each received a pair of All-Big West honors Wednesday.

Tam was named second team All-Big West in singles play, while Davis earned honorable mention in singles play. The duo teamed up to earn second team doubles honors as well.

Tam started the season for the Highlanders at No. 3 singles, but jumped to the No. 1 spot after six matches. He was 9-21 overall, including a 5-15 mark in dual matches. Davis primarily played at No. 2, posting a 10-20 overall mark, 6-14 in dual matches.

In doubles, the duo were the most successful combination for the Highlanders at the No. 1 spot, posting a 2-7 record in dual matches this season.

Davis Leads UCR in First Day of UNM Balloon Fiesta

(October 10, 2003) –Brent Davis had the best individual day as the UC Riverside men’s tennis team finished the first round of the University New Mexico Balloon Fiesta Friday afternoon. Davis was able to win both his first round singles and doubles matches.

Davis defeated Ronson Taylor of Northern Arizona in the flight “A” singles round, 6-1, 6-3. In the second round, Davis met No. 7 seed Ivan Angulo of Santa Fe College, 6-2, 6-4.

Doubles pair Derrek Betyar and Davis defeated Heck and Taylor of Northern Arizona, 9-7, in the first round, but were stopped by the No. 1 seeded doubles pairing in Chris Dong and McClung of Air Force, 8-6.

“Brent Davis had a very good day,” remarked Highlanders head coach York Strother. “He just played good. He won his first round singles and doubles matches, but fell to seeded opponents in both his singles and doubles match. He came here today to play.”

Another notable performance came from Norman Tam. Tam lost a tough match, 6-2, 7-5, to No. 7 seed Hiroud Akhavan of New Mexico in his first match and then forced three games against Dong of Air Force, eventually losing, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2.

The Balloon Fiesta continues Saturday and Sunday, with the Highlanders competing in the consolation bracket.
-Results Follow-
Flight “A” Singles
First Round
Christian Halligan, New Mexico State, def. Derrik Betyar, UCR, 6-1, 6-1
Brent Davis, UCR, def Ronson Taylor, Northern Arizona, 6-1, 6-3
#7 Hiroud Akhavan, New Mexico, def. Norman Tam, UCR, 6-2, 7-5
Second Round
#5 Ivan Angoulo, Sante Fe College, def. Brent Davis, UCR, 6-2, 6-4
Chris Dong, Air Force, def, Norman Tam, UCR, 7-5. 4-6, 6-2
Flight “B” Singles
First Round
J.J. Brooker, New Mexico State, def. Mark Contreras, 6-3, 6-2
Eric Conklin, UNM, def. Caesar Regaliza, UCR, 6-0, 6-0
Anders Hanisch, UNM, def, Jeremy Owens, UCR, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
Doubles
First Round
D. Betyar/Davis, UCR, def. Heck/Taylor NAU, 9-7
Jaegers/Maxwell, NAU, def. Ownes/Tam, UCR, 8-2
Jensen/Johnson, AFA, def. Contreras/Regaliza, UCR, 8-6
Second Round
#1 Dong/McClung, AFA, def. D. Betyar/Davis, UCR, 8-5

Contreras has Good Day at UNM Balloon Fiesta

(October 11, 2003) – Mark Contreras reached the semis of the B Flight singles consolation with a pair of wins Saturday at the UNM Balloon Fiesta Tournament in Albuquerque Saturday.

Contreras defeated Anders Hanisch, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, then took down David Detudamo in the quarters, 6-1, 6-4. He will play Robert Grzeskowiak Sunday at 8:00 AM. Cesar Regaliza fell to Grzeskowiak, 6-3, 6-2 in the second round of the "B" Flight Singles Consolation Round, then lost to Hansich in the third consolation flight, 6-3, 6-4.

Derek Betyar won his main flight singles consolation over Stipan Beg, who retired due to an injury. He lost in the semis to Lew DeLeon, 6-0, 6-2.

Norman Tam lost his match in the consolation draw, falling to NAU's Jamie Maxwell, 6-1, 7-6. Brent Davis will face Maxwell in the semifinal round Sunday.

In doubles consolation, Tam and Ownes lost to Thibault Schram and DeLeon by default, and Contraeras and Regaliza lost to Tyler Lyon and Danilo Zivanovic of NMSU in the second round, 8-5.

-Results Follow-
Main Flight Singles Consolation
Derek Betyar (UCR) def. Stipan Beg (NMSU) -(Ret)
Lew Leon (NAU) def. Derek Betyar (UCR) - 6-0, 6-2
Chris Dong (AFA) def. Norman Tam (UCR) - 7-5, 4-6, 6-2

Third Consoloation Main Draw
Jamie Maxwell (NAU) def. Norman Tam (UCR) 6-1, 7-6

B Flight Singles Consolation
Robert Grzeskowiak (UNM) def. Caesar Regaliza (UCR) 6-3, 6-2
Colin Day (DU) def. Jeremy Owens (UCR) 6-4, 6-2

Third Consolation B Flight Singles
Anders Hanisch (UNM) def. Regaliza, 6-3, 6-4.
Spencer Peoples (NMSU) def. Owens, Illness.

Main Doubles Consolation
Thibault Schram/Lew Deleon(NAU) def. Tam/Owens by default
Danilo Zivanovic./Tyler Lyon (NMSU) def. Contreras/Regaliza, 8-5

Davis Leads UCR in First Day of UNM Balloon Fiesta

(October 12, 2003) –Brent Davis and Mark Contreras’ hopes of winning their consolation brackets at the University of New Mexico’s Balloon Fiesta Tournament ended with losses for each of the Highlanders.

Davis had a strong showing Friday, making it to the second round before suffering his first defeat of the day and had a bye on Saturday, but Sunday he fell, 6-4, 6-2, to Jamie Maxwell of Northern Arizona in the third main consolation match.

After a pair of wins on Saturday, Contreras lost, 6-4, 7-5, to Steve Flaks of Denver University.

The UCR men’s tennis team will participate in the Omni Hotels Southwest Regional Championships in Los Angeles on Oct. 22-26.

-Sunday's Results-
Third Main Consolation
Jamie Maxwell (NAU), def. Brent Davis (UCR), 6-4, 6-2

Flight “B” Consolation
Steve Flaks (DU), def. Mark Contreras (UCR), 6-4, 7-5

Contreras Leads UCR at ITA Regionals

(October 22, 2003) – Freshman Mark Contreras won his first two singles matches, but was knocked out in the round of 16 as the UC Riverside men's tennis team competed at the ITA West Regionals held at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., on Wednesday.

Contreras played seven sets in the grueling first day of the tournament, defeating Nick Parinello of Pepperdine, 8-3, and then coming back after losing the first set to Nick Edelfson of UCSB, 0-6, taking the next set, 6-2, to force the tie breaker which he won, 10-5.

“Contreras had a good day,” said UCR head coach York Strothers. “It was hot out here and played seven sets. Even the pros don’t do that. He is playing hard, focused and very mature and is outplaying his teammates right now.”

In his third match, Arash Bornand of UC Irvine ended Contreras’ run, winning both sets, 6-1, 6-3, and taking the berth into the main draw.

In his final set and match of the day, in a doubles pairing with Caesar Regaliza, the tandem was defeated, 8-4, by Black and Conching of Pacific.

Contreras was the long Highlander to win a match on Wednesday.

Senior Brett Davis will play in the main draw singles bracket starting on Thursday, as well as pairing with Derek Betyar in doubles.

RESULTS

Singles Qualifier ˆ Round of 64
Mark Contreras (UCR) def. Nick Parinello (Pepp) ˆ 8-3
Justin Betyar (UCR) ˆ Bye
Tam Norman (UCR) ˆ Bye
Michael Frick (UCSB) def. Caesar Regaliza (UCR) ˆ 8-2
Matt Philips (LMU) def. Jeremy Owens (UCR) ˆ 8-5
Eric Yandoc (UCI) def. Devin Rippner (UCR) ˆ 8-3
Leo Basica (UCSB) def. Jordan Leo (UCR) ˆ 8-2

Singles Qualifier ˆ Round of 32
Mark Contreras (UCR) def. Nick Edelfson (UCSB) ˆ 0-6, 6-2, 10-5
Axel Elvik (USF) def. Justin Betyar (UCR) - 6-0, 6-2
Stacy Meronoff (Cal Poly) def. Norman Tam (UCR) ˆ 6-7, 6-2, 10-3

Singles Qualifier ˆ Round of 16 (Winners Advance to Main Draw)
Arash Bornand (UCI) def. Mark Contreras (UCR) ˆ 6-1, 6-3

Davis Falls Twice in Singles Play

(October 23, 2003) – Senior Brent Davis lost a pair of singles matches Thursday at the Omni Hotels Southwest Regional at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

In doubles play, the team of Davis and Derek Betyar lost their first round match to Nic Beuque and Robbie Blair of the University of San Diego, 8-6.

Davis lost his opening match to John Stott of Arizona State, 6-2, 6-3, then lost in the consolation round to Leo Basica of UCSB, 6-2, 2-6, (11-9).

"Brent didn't play well at the beginning, but he settled down in the second set and did a good job of coming back and making a match out of it," Head Coach York Strother said.

RESULTS

First Round - Main Draw
John Stott (ASU) def. Brent Davis (UCR) 6-2, 6-3

Consolation Round
Leo Basica (UCSB) def. Brent Davis (UCR) 6-2, 2-6, (11-9)

Three Doubles Teams, Betyar Make Final Rounds at 47th Southern California Intercollegiate

(Nov. 10, 2003) – Derek Betyar and a trio of UCR doubles teams made it to the final rounds at the 47th Southern California Intercollegiate Tennis Championship.

The doubles teams of Mark Contreras and Jordan Leo, Jeremy Owens and Norman Tam and Derek Betyar and Brent Davis fought through a tough qualifying round to reach the final draw. Owens and Tam made it the farthest, reaching the quarterfinals where they fell to eventual tournament winners Tobias Clemens and Chris Lam of UCLA, 8-3.

Betyar fell in his first round match to No. 5 seed Zoran Korac of UC Irvine in a tough match, 6-3, 6-7, 7-5.

Complete UCR Results are below.

RESULTS

Singles Qualifying
Derek Betyar def. Ryan Smith (APU) 6-1, 6-1
Aaron Yovan (UCLA) def. Mark Contreras 6-2, 7-6
Amir Nejad (UCSD) def. Justin Betyar 6-3, 6-2
Linas Cicenas (LMU) def. Norman Tam 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
Beau Berglund (LMU) def. Brent Davis 6-4, 6-7, 6-4
Kevin Borzenski (Pep) def. Jeremy Owens 6-1, 6-4

Final Round - Main Draw
Zoran Korac (UCI) def. Derek Betyar (UCR) 6-3, 6-7, 7-5

Doubles Qualifying
Jeremy Owens/Norman Tam def. Chris King/Vladimir Pino (Ore.) 8-6
Derek Betyar/Brent Davis def. Carlos Malet/Nico Terrien (LMU), 8-5
Betyar/Davis def. Boris Bakalov/Adam Davidson (APU), 9-8
Mark Contreras/Jordan Leo def. Arash Bormand/peter Surapol (UCI), 8-5

Doubles Main Draw
Ryusuke Kashiwabara/Zoran Korac (UCI) def. Marc Contreras/Jordan Leo, 8-1
Jeremy Owens/Norman Tam def. Arash Bormand/Peter Surapol (UCI), 9-8
Tobias Clemens/Chris Lam (UCLA) def. Owens/Tam, 8-3
Parker Collins/Daniel Langre (USC) def. Derek Betyar/Brent Davis, 8-3

Highlanders' Strong Doubles Play Continued
at Big West Shootout

(Nov. 16, 2003) – The UC Riverside men’s tennis team finished the weekend with a 5-4 doubles record but were unable to find their groove in singles, going just 4-14 over three days at the Big West Shootout hosted by Cal Poly. UC Santa Barbara, Pacific, UC Riverside and host Cal Poly participated in the event.

In Sunday’s final-day action, the Highlanders were able to win just one singles match against Pacific with Caesar Regalida defeating Ahad Ebrahim, 6-3, 6-2.

On Saturday, UCR fared no better against the Tigers, winning just one of the three doubles matches played that day. Justin Betyar and Mark Contreras completed a weekend sweep, winning their third doubles event of the weekend taking down Tyler Black and Wes Hall, 8-3. Justin Betyar and Contreras beat Chris Wetzig and Mike Frick of UCSB, 9-7, in the first round and beat Andrew Diefenbach and Adrian Mardyks of Cal Poly, 8-6, in the second round on Friday.

Also on Saturday, it was Brent Davis the lone Highlander winning a singles match after needing three sets to top Nicholas Brotman, 6-4, 5-7 and finally grapping the win 12-10 in the final set.

On Friday, Derek Betyar and Davis beat the team of Elad Stern and Leo Basica of UC Santa Barbara, 8-6, in round one and then topped the tandem of Brett Van Linge and Brian Kent of Cal Poly, 8-6, in round two.

In the first round of singles competition on Friday, Cal Poly won 4-of-6 matches played with Mark Contreras and Derek Betyar the lone winners. Contereras defeated Davey Jones, 6-1, 6-2, and Betyar defeated Adrian Mardyks, 6-3, 6-2.

This was the final event of the Fall season for the Highlanders. The team will start the Spring season on January 24, 2004, at UC Santa Barbara.

RESULTS

FRIDAY’S RESULTS
Singles
Brian Kent, Cal Poly, def. Brent Davis, UCR, 6-2, 6-1
Brett Van Linge, Cal Poly, def. Norman Tam, UCR, 6-1, 6-2
Mark Contreras, UCR, def. Davey Jones, Cal Poly, 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
Derek Betyar, UCR, def. Adrian Mardyks, 6-3, 6-2
Andrew Diefenbach, Cal Poly, def. Jeremy Owens, 7-6, 6-4
Travis Crawford, Cal Poly, def. Justin Betyar, 6-2, 6-2

Doubles 1st Round
D. Betyar/Davis, UCR, def. Stern/Basica, UCSB, 8-6
Brotman/Edlefson, UCSB, def. Owens/Tam, 8-6
J. Betyar/Contreras, UCR, def. Wetzig/Frick, UCSB, 9-7

Doubles 2nd Round
D. Betyar/Davis, UCR, def. Van Linge/Kent, Cal Poly, 8-2
Crawford/Mossembekker, Cal Poly, def. Owens/Tam, UCR, 8-5
J. Betyar/Contreras, UCR, def. Diefenbach/Mardyks, Cal Poly, 8-6

SATURDAY’S RESULTS
Singles
Brent Davis, UCR, def. Nicholas Brotman, UCSB, 6-4, 5-7, (12-10)
Elad Sterm, UCSB, def. Norman Tam, UCR, 6-2, 6-4
Leo Basica, UCSB, def. Mark Contreras, UCR, 6-3, 6-3
Nicholas Edlefson, UCSB, def. Derek Betyar, UCR, 6-1, 6-2
Chris Wetzig, UCSB, def. Justin Betyar, UCR, 6-3, 6-2

Doubles
Maack/Otte, Pacific, def. Betyar/Davis, UCR, 8-4
Price/Sigurdsson, Pacific, def. Owens/Tam, UCR, 8-4
Betyar/Contreras, UCR, def. Black/W. Hall, Pacific, 8-3

SUNDAY’S RESULTS

Singles
Lennart Maack, Pacific, def. Brent Davis, UCR, 6-2, 6-3
Arnar Sigurdsson, Pacific, def. Norman Tam, UCR, 6-1, 6-1
Niclas Otte, Pacific, def. Mark Contreras, UCR, 6-1, 6-4
Tyler Black, Pacific, def. Derek Betyar, UCR, 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (7)
Robert Price, Pacific, def. Jordan Leo, UCR, 6-3, 7-6 (3)
Caesar Regalida, UCR, def. Ahad Ebrahim, Pacific, 6-3, 6-2

Men’s Tennis to be Honored by USTA/Southern Section

(Nov. 25, 2003) – The UC Riverside men’s tennis team will be awarded the Long Ellis Bowl for Sportsmanship and Achievement at the annual United States Tennis Association, Southern California Section meeting on February 2, 2004.

The Highlanders were chosen for this honor after participating in the 47th Annual Southern California Intercollegiate Championships held this past month.

The award is in honor of the late Long Ellis who founded the Southern California Intercollegiate Championships 47 years ago with the first event held at the Valley Hunt Club in Pasadena.

Long’s Wife, Polly Ellis, will present the award to the Highlanders. Mrs. Ellis founded and set the criteria for the award first given in 1997.

Previous winners of the award include UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, USC and Pepperdine.

Gauchos Beat Highlanders, 6-1

(Jan. 24, 2004) – The No. 64 ranked UC Santa Barbara men's tennis team defeated the visiting UC Riverside Highlanders 6-1 in the Big West Conference opener at UCSB's RecCen Courts.

The Highlanders won their only point at No. 2 singles where Nicholas Brotman fell to freshman Mark Contreras 7-6, 3-6, 7-6. UCR also won one of the three doubles matches, taking the No. 1 doubles behind Derek Betyar and Brent Davis, who defeated Alex Anselme and Mike Placek, 8-6.

Anselme led the Gauchos at No. 1 singles, defeating UC Riverside's Norman Tam 6-2, 6-0. Matthew Coin swept UCR's John Cava 6-0, 6-0.The Gauchos move to 2-1 overall and are 1-0 in the Big West, while UCR falls to 0-1, 0-1

UCSB 6, UC Riverside 1
DOUBLES
1 - Betyar/Davis (R) def. Anselme/Placek - 8-6
2 - Brotman/Edlefsen (SB) def. Owens/Tam - 8-3
3 - Stern/Michael Frick (SB) def. Cava/Contreras - 8-4

SINGLES
1 - No. 93 Alex Anselme (SB) def. Norman Tam - 6-2, 6-0
2 - Mark Contreras (R) def. Nicholas Brotman - 7-6, 3-6, 7-6
3 - Mike Placek (SB) def. Brent Davis - 6-2, 6-0
4 - Elad Stern (SB) def. Derek Betyar - 6-2, 6-1
5 - Nicholas Edlefsen (SB) def. Jeremy Owens - 6-3, 6-2
6 - Matthew Coin (SB) def. John Cava - 6-0, 6-0

Derek Betyar Leaves Men's Tennis Program

(Jan. 24, 2004) – UC Riverside senior men's tennis player Derek Betyar has left the program for personal reasons, Coach York Strother announced Tuesday.

"Derek and I met Tuesday and he told me that it was his desire to leave the team," Strother said. "We wish him the best of luck in the future."

Vanguard Defeats Highlanders, 6-1

(Feb. 3, 2004) – The host UC Riverside Highlanders came close, but couldn't win the matches they needed to and fell to visiting Vanguard University, 6-1.

Freshman Mark Conteras got the Highlanders a win at No. 2 singles, defeating Anders Håkansson 7-6, 6-2. He combined with Brent Davis to win the No. 1 doubles match, defeating Dieter Weislmair and Phillip Mardh, 8-5.

But the rest of the cold and windy afternoon was a series of missed opportunities. At No. 3 doubles, Jordan Leo and Caesar Regaliza narrowly lost to Christoph Schramm and Thomas Troxler, 9-8, with that win giving Vanguard the doubles point. In singles play, Leo and Regaliza both battled, but lost their matches in three sets. Leo fell to Mardh at No. 5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, while Regaliza lost to Troxler, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.

Vanguard 6, UC Riverside 1
DOUBLES
1 - Davis/Contreras (R) def. Weislmair/Mardh - 8-5
2 - Dahlberg/Hakansson (V) def. Owens/Tam - 8-6
3 - Schramm/Troxler (V) def. Leo/Regaliza - 9-8

SINGLES
1 -Dieter Weislmair (V) def. Norman Tam - 6-4, 6-2
2 - Mark Contreras (R) def. Anders Håkansson - 7-6, 6-2
3 - Lars Dahlberg (V) def. Brent Davis - 6-1, 6-3
4 - Christoph Schramm (V) def. Jeremy Owens- 6-0, 6-1
5 - Phillip Mardh (V) def. Jordan Leo- 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
6 - Thomas Troxler (V) def. Caesar Regaliza- 6-2, 4-6, 6-1

Highlanders Lose to Northern Arizona

(Feb. 13, 2004) – The host UC Riverside Highlanders dropped a 6-1 decision to visiting Northern Arizona University Friday at the Student Recreation Center Tennis Courts.

Jordan Leo was the sole winner for the Highlanders, winning No. 4 singles over Jamie Maxwell 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Mark Contreras lost at No. 1 singles, 7-5, 7-6 (4) and Caesar Regaliza fell at No. 6 to Ronson Taylor, 7-6, 7-6.

Northern Arizona 6, UC Riverside 1
DOUBLES
1 - Schram/DeLeon (N) def. Contreras/Davis 8-6
2 - Jegers/Maxwell (N) def. Owens/Tam - 9-7
3 - Taylor/Coll (N) def. Leo/Regaliza - 8-4

SINGLES
1 -Thibault Schram (N) def. Mark Contreras- 7-5, 7-6 (4)
2 - Jeremy Coll (N) def. Norman Tam - 7-5, 6-0
3 - Jonas Jegers (N) def. Brent Davis - 6-4, 6-2
4 - Jordan Leo (R) def. Jamie Maxwell 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
5 - Lew DeLeon (N) def. Jeremy Owens- 6-4, 6-4
6 - Ronson Taylor (N) def. Caesar Regaliza- 7-6, 7-6

Air Force Defeats UCR, 5-2

(Feb. 15, 2004) – The United States Air Foce Academy defeated UC Riverside 5-2 in a non-conference match in Poway Sunday.

Air Force improves to 4-2 this season, while UCR falls to 0-4.

The Highlanders got wins from Brent Davis at No. 2 singles and John Cava and No. 6 singles. Davis defeated Tyler McClung, 7-6, 6-0, and Cava defeated Robbie Alexander, 6-3, 6-2. Air Force took the doubles point and took the remaining four singles matches to pull out the win.

Air Force 5, UC Riverside 2

Singles
1. Shannon Buck (AF) def. Marc Contreras, 6-2, 6-4
2. Brent Davis (UCR) def. Tyler McClung (AF), 7-6, 6-0
3. Justin Mancinelli (AF) def. Jordan Leo, 6-3, 6-3
4. Chris Dong (AF) def. Jeremy Owens, 6-4, 6-4
5. Justin Lau (AF) def. Caesar Regaliza, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
6. John Cava (UCR) def. Robbie Alexander, 6-3, 6-2

Doubles
1. McClung/Buck (AF) def. Contreras/Davis, 8-2
2. Mancinelli/Dong (AF) def. Leo/Owens, 8-5
3. Lau/Sky Jensen (AF) def. Cava/Regaliza 8-3

Tennis Matches Postponed

(Feb. 20, 2004) – Rainy weather has affected both UC Riverside’s tennis teams. The men’s team will not be playing its match at home against Cal Poly on Saturday, February 21 at 1 p.m. The match has been postponed and is rescheduled for Saturday, February 28 at the Student Recreation Center at 9 a.m. The match on Sunday, February 22 at home against UCSD is pending. First serve is set for noon.

The women’s team will not be playing its match at Cal Poly on Saturday, February 21. No make up date has been set yet. The match on Sunday, February 22 at Cal State Northridge is pending with the contest set at noon.

For scores and updates, please visit www.athletics.ucr.edu.

Men's Home Matches Postponed Due to Rain

(Feb. 22, 2004) – The heavy rains hitting Southern California prevented the UC Riverside men's and women's tennis teams from competing as scheduled Sunday.

For the second straight day, the rains effected the matches of both teams. Today the men were scheduled to host UC San Diego at the Student Recreation Center and the women were to face Cal State Northridge on the road.

Both competitions will be rescheduled for a later date.

Yesterday, the men's home match against Cal Poly was cancelled and the women's road match against Cal Poly was cancelled.

The men's match against Cal Poly was rescheduled for Saturday, February 28 at the Student Recreation Center at 9 a.m. The women's will reschedule their match against the Mustangs later in the season.

Cal Poly Defeats UCR, 5-2

(Feb. 28, 2004) – The UC Riverside Highlanders dropped a 5-2 decision to the visiting Cal Poly Mustangs in a Big West match at the UCR Tennis Courts Saturday. The match was rescheduled from last Saturday, when it was postponed by rain.

The Highlanders got off to a good start, winning the doubles point with victories from Mark Contreras and Brent Davis over VanLinge and Nguyen, 9-8 (7-5) at No. 1 and Jeremy Owens and Norman Tam over Baca and Tracy at No. 2. However, the Mustangs took five-of-six singles matches. Tam earned UCR's lone win with a 6-2, 6-4 decision over Van Linge.

With the loss, UC Riverside is now 0-5.

Cal Poly 5, UC Riverside 2
DOUBLES
1 - Contreras/Davis (UCR) def. VanLinge/Nguyen 9-8 (7-5)
2 - Owens/Tam (UCR) def. Baca/Tracy 8-6
3 - Jones/Kent (CP) def. Leo/Regaliza - 8-4

SINGLES
1 - Nguyen (CP) def. Mark Contreras- 7-6, 6-2
2 - Norman Tam (UCR) def. VanLinge- 6-2, 6-4
3 - Baca (CP) def. Jordan Leo 6-0, 6-4
4 - Tracy (CP) def. Brent Davis - 6-2, 6-2
5 - Jones (CP) def. Jeremy Owens- 6-1, 6-2
6 - Meronoff (CP) def. Caesar Regaliza- 6-1, 6-2

Tam Wins Again, but Boston College Defeats UCR, 6-1

(Feb. 29, 2004) – The UC Riverside men’s tennis team was defeated 6-1 against Boston College in a dual match in Las Vegas on Sunday.

UCR’s Norman Tam remained undefeated on the weekend winning the team’s lone singles match and also winning his doubles match. Tam defeated Chris McCoy, 6-4, 6-2, and partnered with Jeremy Owens to top Kiernan Laughlin and Soma Kesthely, 8-1.

The Highlanders play UNLV in Las Vegas on Monday, March 1.

Singles Match Results
Justin Slattery, BC, def. Mark Contreras, UCR, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Norman Tam, UCR, def. Chris McCoy, BC, 6-4, 6-2
Kiernan Laughlin, BC, def. Jordan Leo, UCR, 6-4, 7-5
Derrick Chow, BC, def. Brent Davis, UCR, 1-6, 6-2
Soma Kesthely, BC, def. Jeremy Owens, UCR, 6-2, 6-2
Paul Colahan, BC, def. Caesar Regaliza, UCR, 6-3, 6-3

Doubles Match Results
Slattery/McCoy, BC, def, Contreras/Davis, UCR, 8-4
Owens/Tam, UCR, def. Laughlin/Kesthley, BC, 8-1
Pytko/Chow, BC, def. Leo/Regaliza, UCR, 8-1

UNLV Blanks Highlanders

(Mar. 1, 2004) – The UC Riverside men’s tennis team was defeated 7-0 by UNLV in a dual match in Las Vegas on Monday.

UCR’s Norman Tam and Jeremy Owens took UNLV's Romain Massaro and Avi Salomon to the wire in number one doubles, but fell 9-7.

The Highlanders next match is against the University of Vermont on March 13 at the Student Rec. Center.

Singles Match Results
Hennon Nehles UNLV def. Norman Tam UCR 6-1, 6-2
Romain Massaro UNLV def. Mark Contreras UCR 6-2, 6-2
Avi Solomon UNLV def. Jorden Leo UCR 6-1, 6-1
Joel Kielbowicz UNLV def. Jeremy Owens UCR 6-1, 6-1
David DiMartino UNLV def. Caesar Regaliza UCR 6-3, 6-1
Marko Blagojevic UNLV def. Giancarlo Cava UCR 6-1, 6-2

Doubles Match Results
Nehles/Kielbowicz UNLV def. Contreras/Davis UCR 8-5
Massaro/Salomon UNLV def. Owens/Tam UCR 9-7
DiMartino/Blagojevic UNLV def. Leo/Cava UCR 8-1

Men’s Tennis Dominates Vermont For First Spring Win

(Mar. 13, 2004) – The UC Riverside men’s tennis dominated visiting Vermont, 6-1, giving the Highlanders (1-7) their first win of the spring season.

UCR set the pace early winning all three doubles matches to earn the point and lead 1-0 heading into singles.
The Highlanders won their first four matches ensuring themselves the win before the Catamounts (5-4) registered their lone win of the series.

Norman Tam, Mark Contreras, Brent Davis and Jordan Leo all easily won their matches in straight sets. Jeremy Owens suffered the lone loss for the Highlander against the Catamounts Griffin Maloney, losing the first set, 4-6, before taking the second, 6-4, to force a tiebreaker. But it was Maloney coming out on top taking the match with an 11-9 lead in the extra set.

Besides Maloney, Vermont did not win more than four games in any given set.

The Highlanders face Utah at home on Sunday, March 14 at the Student Recreation Center courts beginning at 1:00 p.m.

UC RIVERSIDE 6, VERMONT 1
March 13, 2004
UCR Student Recreation Center

DOUBLES (UCR 3, VERMONT 0)
#1 Contreras/Davis, UCR, def. Spring/Conway, UV, 8-3
#2 Owens/Tam, UCR, def. Carl/Whittaker, UV, 8-1
#3 Cava/Leo, UCR, def. Bernstein/Matthews, UV, 8-2

SINGLES (UCR 5, VERMONT 1)
#1 Norman Tam, UCR, def. Tom Whittaker, UV, 6-0, 6-4
#2 Mark Contreras, UCR, def. Sammy Carl, UV, 6-1, 6-0
#3 Brent Davis, UCR, def. Matt Spring, UV, 6-2, 6-0
#4 Jordan Leo, UCR, def. Eric Conway, UV, 6-2, 6-3
#5 Griffin Maloney, UV, def. Jeremy Owens, 4-6, 6-4, (11-9)
#6 John Cava, UCR, def. Chris Hathaway, UV, 6-2, 6-3

Men’s Tennis Falls to Utah in Tough Match, 7-0

(Mar. 14, 2004) – The UC Riverside Highlanders were defeated by the University of Utah, 7-0 in a hard-fought match at the UC Riverside Student Recreation Center.

Though the Highlanders (1-8) were shutout, they were close in the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matches and took two singles matches to three sets. Brent Davis fell to Miron Mann, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 at No. 2 and Jeremy Owens lost to Dantley Young, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 at No. 4.

UTAH 7, UC RIVERSIDE 0
UCR Student Recreation Center

DOUBLES
#1 Roeland Brateanu/Miron Mann (Utah) def. Mark Contreras/Brent Davis, 8-2
#2 Tomasz Grzyb/Nick Coutts (Utah) def. Jeremy Owens/NormanTam, 8-4
#3 Bullard/Dartley Young (Utah) def. John Cava/Jordan Leo, 8-6

SINGLES
#1 Roeland Brateanu (Utah) def. Norman Tam, 6-2, 6-4
#2 Tomasz Grzyb (Utah) def. Mark Contreras, 7-5, 7-5
#3 Miron Mann (Utah) def. Brent Davis, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
#4 Nick Coutts (Utah) def. Jordan Leo, 6-4, 6-4
#5 Dantley Young (Utah) def. Jeremy Owens, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4
#6 Ryan Scott (Utah) def. John Cava, 6-0, 6-1

Highlanders Barely Miss Win Over Hawaii, 4-3

(Mar. 21, 2004) – The doubles point may have been the deciding factor as the UC Riverside men’s tennis team narrowly missed a victory in Sunday’s 4-3 loss to visiting Hawaii Sunday at the Student Recreation Center Courts.

The Warriors (5-9) took two of the three doubles matches to take the early 1-0 and then split the six singles matches with the Highlanders (1-9).

The UCR tandem of Jeremy Owens and Norman Tam took out Jarrod Diepramm and Travis Smith, winning in a tiebreaker 10-8, for the lone Highlander doubles win.

UCR’s Mark Contreras and Brent Davis lost to Dalibor Ptak and Ryan Sceats 8-6, and John Cava and Jordan Leo lost 8-6, to Jamie Migia and Burke Marold.

In singles it was Tam defeating Ptak 6-4, 6-4, Davis beating Bryon Weinberg 7-5, 6-2, and Caesar Regaliza taking down Migia in three sets 6-0, 6-7 and 6-2.

Contreras lost to Sceats 6-3, 6-1, Leo to Derrick Lajola 6-1, 6-2, and Owens to Diepramm 6-1, 7-5.

The Highlanders hit the road for four matches next week beginning at the University of San Francisco and return home to host Idaho in Big West action on April 2.

HAWAII 4, UCR 3
March 21, 2004 at UC Riverside

Doubles #1: Ptak/Sceats, UH, def. Contreras/Davis, UCR, 8-6
Doubles #2: Owens/Tam, UCR, def. Diepraam/Smith, UH, 9-8 (10-8)
Doubles #3: Migia/marold, UH, def. Cava/Leo, UCR, 8-6

Singles #1: Norman Tam, UCR, def. Dalibar Ptak, UH, 6-4, 6-4
Singles #2: Ryan Sceats, UH, def. Mark Contreras, UCR, 6-3, 6-1
Singles #3: Brent Davis, UCR, def. Bryon Weinberg, UH, 7-5, 6-2
Singles #4: Derrick Lajola, UH, def. Jordan Leo, UCR, 6-1, 6-2
Singles #5: Jarrod Diepraam, UH, def. Jeremy Owens, UCR, 6-1, 7-5
Singles #6: Caesar Regaliza, UCR, def. Jamie Migia, UH, 6-0, 6-7, 6-2

Dons Win Over Highlanders, 6-1

(Mar. 23, 2004) – The UC Riverside men's tennis team was unable to rally past San Francisco at the Olympic Club Tuesday.

The Dons (7-9) swept the doubles point and lost just one singles match, cruising to a 6-1 victory over the Highlanders in non-conference action. UCR's lone win came at number three singles with Mark Contreras downing Axel Elvik, 7-5 6-2.

Pablo Pires De Almeida defeated Norman Tam 6-1, 6-0, while Romain Van Rillas beat Brent Davis 7-5, 6-2 at number two. Mason Fuller needed three sets to down Jordan Leo 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3, while Timo Kienle won at number five 7-5, 6-2 against Jeremy Owens. Rafael Corazzo beat John Cava 6-2, 6-0 at number six.

The Highlanders return to action at Saint Mary's on Wednesday, March 24 at 3:00 p.m. in Moraga.

USF def. UC Riverside 6-1
Tuesday, March 23, 2004 The Olympic Club San Francisco

DOUBLES:
1. Elvik/Fuller (USF) def. Contreras/Davis (UCR), 9-7
2. Pires De Almeida/Can Rillas (USF) def. Owens/Tam (UCR), 8-6
3. Kienle/O‚Shea (USF) def. Cava/Leo (UCR), 8-4

SINGLES:
1. Pablo Pires De Almieda (USF) def. Norman Tam (UCR), 6-1, 6-0
2. Romian Van Rillas (USF) def. Brent Davis (UCR), 7-5, 6-2
3. Mark Contreras (UCR) def. Axel Elvik (USF), 6-4, 6-1
4. Mason Fuller (USF) def. Jordan Leo (UCR), 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3
5. Timo Kienle (USF) def. Jeremy Owens (UCR), 7-5, 6-2
6. Rafael Corazzo (USF) def. John Cava (UCR), 6-2, 6-0

Gaels Defeat UCR, 5-2

(Mar. 24, 2004) - The visiting UC Riverside Highlanders earned the doubles point, but won just one of six singles matches and fell to the host St. Mary's Gaels 5-2 in Moraga Wednesday.

The Highlanders fell to 1-11 overall, while St. Mary's improved to 9-6.

UCR's No. 1 doubles team of Mark Contreras and Brent Davis posted an 8-4 win over Martin Marechal and Andre Sion and No. 2 Jeremy Owens and Norman Tam were 8-5 winners over Vincent LeBorgne and J.J. Whitlinger.

In singles play, Contreras got the Highlanders' lone win, posting a 4-6, 6-4 (11-9) win at No. 3 over Rafael Lopez. However, nothing else went UCR's way, as the Gaels swept the other five matches.

St. Mary's 5, UCR 2

Doubles
1 Davis/Contreras (UCR) d. Marechal/Sion (SMC) 8-4
2 Owens/Tam (UCR) d. LeBorgne/Whitlinger (SMC) 8-5
3 Fauvre/Lopez (SMC) d. Giancarlo Cava/Leo (UCR) 8-1

Singles
1 Andre Sion (SMC) d. Norman Tam (UCR) 6-4, 6-0
2 Martin Marechal (SMC) d. Brent Davis (UCR) 6-1, 6-0
3 Mark Contreras (UCR) d. Rafael Lopez (SMC) 4-6, 6-4 (11-9)
4 Vincent LeBorgne (SMC) d. Jordan Leo (UCR) 6-3, 6-2
5 Adam Fauvre (SMC) d. Jeremy Owens (UCR) 6-2, 6-1
6 J.J. Whitlinger (SMC) d. Caesar Regaliza (UCR) 6-3, 6-1

Nevada Squeaks Past UCR, 4-3

(Mar. 26, 2004) - The University of Nevada defeated the UC Riverside Highlanders, 4-3 in a neutral site match played in Stockton Friday. The match came down to a singles battle at No. 3 between Mark Contreras and Nevada's Milos Popovic, and Popovic prevailed in the third set, 7-6, winning 6-4, 1-6, 7-6.

UCR took the doubles point as Contreras and Brent Davis cruised at No. 1, defeating Adam Jooste and Daniel Ericson. John Cava and Jordan Leo won at No. 3, defeating Milos Popovic and Volger, 8-6.

In singles play, Norman Tam won the first set, 4-6, then fell to Joeste, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Davis won at No. 2, 6-2, 6-2 over Rudy Leuschner and Jordan Leo won at No. 4 over Erickson, 6-2, 6-3.

"It was a great, great college match. We had opportunities, but we met up with a very strong team in Nevada," Head Coach York Strother said. "The kids are getting better and are heading in the right direction."

The Highlanders fell to 1-12 overall.

Nevada 4, UCR 3

Doubles
1 Contreras/Davis (UCR) d.Jooste/Erickson (N), 8-3
2 Leuschner/Sieh (N) d. Owens/Tam (UCR) 8-4
3 Cava/Leo (UCR) d. Popovich/Volger (N) 8-6

Singles
1 Adam Jooste (N) d. Norman Tam (UCR) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
2 Brent Davis (UCR) d. Rudy Leuschner (N) 6-2, 6-2
3 Milos Popovic (N) d. Mark Contreras (UCR) 6-4, 1-6, 7-6
4 Jordan Leo (UCR) d. Daniel Erickson (N) 6-2, 6-3
5 Brandon Sieh (N) d. Jeremy Owens (UCR) 6-4, 7-5
6 Rafal Styska (N) d. John Cava(UCR) 7-6, 6-2

Highlanders Swept at Pacific

(Mar. 27, 2004) - The UC Riverside men's tennis team was swept by Pacific, 7-0, in Big West action in Stockton on Saturday.

The Tigers took the doubles point and all six singles matches against visiting UCR to improve to 8-5 overall and 1-0 in Big West Conference action with the victory. UC Riverside fell to 1-13 overall (0-3 Big West).

The Highlanders could only muster one doubles match win, but fell in the other two to lose the point. The tandem of Giacarlo Cava and Jordan Leo took their match, 8-5, over Robert Price and Tyler Black.

UCR will be back in action at home against Idaho on Saturday, April 2 at the Student Recreation Center Tennis Courts. The contest begins at 2:00 p.m.

Pacific 7, UC Riverside 0
March 27, 2004 Oak Park Tennis Courts - Stockton, CA

Doubles
Maack/Sigurdsson (Pac) def. Contreras/Davis (UCR) 8-0
Otte/Zdravkovic (Pac) def. Owens/Tam (UCR) 8-5
Giancarlo Cava/Leo (UCR) def. Robert Price/Tyler Black (Pac) 8-5

Singles
Lennart Maack (Pac) def. Norman Tam (UCR) 6-3, 6-3
Arnar Sigurdsson (Pac) def. Brent Davis (UCR) 6-0, 6-0
Vladimir Zdravkovic (Pac) def. Mark Contreras (UCR) 6-4, 6-2
Niclas Otte (Pac) def. Jordan Leo (UCR) 6-4, 6-4
Michael Duong (Pac) def. Jeremy Owens (UCR) 6-2, 6-1
Stephen Conching (Pac) def. Caesar Regaliza (UCR) 6-2, 6-3

Vandals Top UCR, 7-0, in Riverside

(Apr. 2, 2004) - The Highlanders were unable to grab a point in Friday's 7-0 loss in men's tennis to visiting Idaho in Big West action.

The Highlanders and Vandals played singles first due to rain with Idaho winning all six singles matches.

UCR played some close matches with Norman Tam and Brad Lum-Tucker trading scores of, 6-3, 3-6,in No. 1 singles, but Lum-Tucker would win the match in the third set, 6-3.

Brett Davis battled with Chris Faulman, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, but again it was the Vandals match.

UI took the doubles point by winning at the top two spots. UC RiversideÕs only win for the entire match came at No. 3 doubles

University of Idaho 7, UC Riverside 0
UCR Student Recreation Center Tennis Courts
April 2, 2004
Singles
Brad Lum-Tucker (UI) def. Norman Tam (UCR), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Chris Faulman (UI) def. Brent Davis (UCR), 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Fabian Dummett (UI) def. Jordan Leo (UCR), 6-4, 7-6
Hector Mucharraz (UI) def. Jeremy Owen (UCR), 6-0, 6-4
Seth Banks (UI) def. Caesar Regaliza (UCR), 6-3, 6-2
James Cromwell (UI) def. Giancarlo Cava (UCR), 7-6, 7-5

Doubles
Brad Lum-Tucker and Chris Faulman (UI) def. Brent Davis and Norman Tam (UCR), 8-6
Fabian Dummett and Seth Banks (UI) def. Ginacarlo Cava and Jordan Leo (UCR), 8-4
Jeremy Owens and Caesar Regaliza (UCR) def. Hector Mucharraz and Kevin Konishi (UI), 8-6

Highlanders Lose, 7-0, at UC Irvine

(Apr. 3, 2004) - The UC Riverside men's tennis team lost, 7-0, at UC Irvine in Big West action on Saturday.

UC Irvine won two of the three doubles matches to clinch the doubles point. The lone Highlander win came in No. 1 doubles with Norman Tam and Brett Davis knocking off Brian Morton and Ryusuke Kashiwabara, 8-6.

Tam nearly beat Jon Endrikat in No. 1 singles, losing, 6-3, in the first set and winning, 6-4, in the second to force a tiebreaker set, but it was Endrikat winning the extra frame, 10-7, for the match.

The Highlanders host Redlands on Saturday, April 10 at the Student Recreation Center Tennis Courts beginning at 2:30 p.m.

Results
Singles
No. 1 Jon Endrikat (UCI) def. Norman Tam (UCR) 6-3, 4-6, (10-7)
No. 2 Brian Morton (UCI) def. Brent Davis (UCR) 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 Mustafa Ulukan (UCI) def. Jordan Leo (UCR) 6-3, 6-1
No. 4 Peter Surapol (UCI) def. Jeremy Owens (UCR) 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 Arash Bormand (UCI) def. Caesar Regaliza (UCR) 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 Wkwesi Williams (UCI) def. John Cava (UCR) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles
No. 1 Tam/Davis (UCR) def. Morton/Kashiwabara (UCI) 8-6
No. 2 Endrikat/Williams (UCI) def. Cava/Leo (UCR) 8-1
No. 3 Ulukan/Surapol (UCI) def. Owens/Regaliza (UCR) 8-3

Redlands Squeaks Past UCR, 4-3

(Apr. 10, 2004) - The University of Redlands defeated the host UC Riverside Highlanders, 4-3 in a non-conference match at the Student Recreation Center Tennis Courts in Riverside Saturday.

With the loss, UCR fell to 1-16 on the season.

The Bulldogs opened play by winning the doubles point, taking two of the three matches. UCR won at No. 1 as Brent Davis and Norman Tam scored an 8-4 win, but the Bulldogs matched it with a 8-4 win at No. 2. Redlands took the point with a 8-6 win in No. 3 doubles.

In singles play the Highlanders split with the Bulldogs, which was enough to give Redlands the win. UCR won at No. 1 as Tam defeated Brian Murphy, 7-6, 6-3, at No. 2 as Davis defeated Michael Thoeresz, 6-2, 7-6, and at No. 5 as Caesar Regaliza scorched through the supertiebreaker to post a 3-6, 6-4, (10-1) win.

The Highlanders host Sacramento State on Saturday, April 11 at 10:00 AM.

Redlands 4, UCR 3

Results
Singles
No. 1 Norman Tam (UCR) def, Brian Murphy (UR) 7-6, 6-3
No. 2 Brent Davis (UCR) def. Michael Thoeresz (UR) 6-2, 7-6
No. 3 Andrew Elling (UR) def. Jordan Leo (UCR) 6-4, 6-0
No. 4 Ashwin Bhargava (UR) def. Justin Betyar (UCR) 7-5, 6-3
No. 5 Caesar Regaliza (UCR) def. Ian Bradburn (UR) 3-6, 6-4 (10-1)
No. 6 Sean Dolan (UR) def. John Cava (UCR) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles
No. 1 Tam/Davis (UCR) def. Murphy/Thoeresz (UR) 8-4
No. 2 Elling/Bhargava (UR) def. Cava/Leo (UCR) 8-4
No. 3 Vincent/Brian Manning (UR) def. Owens/Regaliza (UCR) 8-6

UCR-Sac. State Match Cancelled Due to Scheduling Error

(Apr. 11, 2004) - Sunday's non-conference tennis match between the UC Riverside Highlanders and the Sacramento State Hornets was cancelled due to a scheduling error, Coach York Strother announced. No make-up will be played.

The Highlanders play next on April 13 at Loyola Marymount University.

Loyola Marymount Defeats UCR, 7-0

(Apr. 13, 2004) - Los Angeles - The host Loyola Marymount University Lions defeated the visiting UC Riverside Highlanders 7-0 in a non-conference match in Los Angeles Tuesday.

With the loss, UCR fell to 1-17 on the season.

The Highlanders lost all three doubles matches by identical 8-3 scores. In singles, Norman Tam had a three set battle with Linas Cicenas that went to the super tiebreaker. Cicenas won the first set, 6-3, but Tam bounced back for a 4-6 win in the second set. With the outcome of the dual match decided, their match went to the supertiebreakder, where Cicenas prevailed, 13-11.

The Highlanders host Cal Poly Pomona on April 17, 2004 at the Student Recreation Center Tennis Courts.

LMU 7, UCR 0

Results
Singles
No. 1 Linas Cicenas (LMU) def. Norman Tam (UCR) 6-3, 4-6, (13-11)
No. 2 Nico Terrien (LMU) def. Brent Davis (UCR) 6-1, 6-1
No. 3 Michael Wojnarowicz (LMU) def. Jordan Leo (UCR) 6-1, 6-3
No. 4 Matt Phillips (LMU) def. Jeremy Owens (UCR) 6-2, 6-4
No. 5 Ashton Politanoff (LMU) def. Justin Betyar (UCR) 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 Michael Thomson (LMU) def. Caesar Regaliza (UCR) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles
No. 1 Wojnarowicz/Phillips (LMU) def. Tam/Davis (UCR) 8-3
No. 2 Terrien/Politanoff (LMU) def. Cava/Leo (UCR) 8-3
No. 3 Berglund/Carlos Malet (LMU) def. Owens/Regaliza (UCR) 8-3

Highlanders Lose to UCSD, 5-2, in Make-up Match

(Apr. 19, 2004) - The UC Riverside men’s tennis team lost, 5-2, to visiting UC San Diego in a make-up match at the UCR Student Recreation Center Tennis Courts Monday. The match originally set for February 22, was rained out.

UCR’s Norman Tam and Caesar Regaliza posted the only wins for the Highlanders.

The Tritons swept all three doubles matches to give UCSD a quick 1-0 lead after winning the doubles point and then ensured the team victory with wins in No. 3, No. 4 and No. 6 doubles.

Regaliza helped UCR avoid the sweep winning his match against Amir Nejad in the super tiebreaker, 10-7, after winning the first set 8-6 and Nejad forcing the tiebreaker with a 5-7 win in the second set.

Tam won both sets, 6-4 and 7-5.

The Highlanders will begin the Big West Conference Championships against UC Irvine on Friday, April 23.

UCSD 5, UCR 2
Riverside, CA
UCR Student Recreation Center Tennis Courts

Doubles
No. 1 Bryan Swatt/Amir Nejad (UCSD), def. Brent Davis/Norman Tam (UCR), 8-6
No. 2 Brent Molden/nick Morton (UCSD), def. Giancarlo Cava/Jordan Leo (UCR), 8-5
No. 3 Jeff Wilson/Emil Novak (UCSD), def. Jeremy Owens/Caesar Regaliza (UCR), 8-3

Singles
No. 1 Norman Tam (UCR), def. Bryan Swatt (UCSD), 6-4, 7-5
No. 2 Jeff Wilson (UCSD), def. Brent Davis (UCR), 7-5, 6-4
No. 3 Emil Novak (UCSD), def. Jordan Leo (UCR), 6-1, 7-5
No. 4 Brent Molden (UCSD), def. Jeremy Owens (UCR), 6-2, 7-6 (3)
No. 5 Caesar Regaliza (UCR), def. Amir Nejad (UCSD), 8-6, 7-5 (10-7)
No. 6 Mick morton (UCSD), def. Giancarlo Cava (UCR), 6-0, 6-0

Highlanders Fall to Irvine in BWC First Round Match

(Apr. 21, 2004) - The UC Irvine Anteaters cruised to a 4-0 win over UC Riverside in the quarterfinals of the Big West Men's Tennis Charmpionship on Friday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

The Anteaters won the doubles point after the No. 1 team of Brian Morton and Ryusuke Kashiwabara earned an 8-4 win over Brent Davis and Norman Tam. In the No. 2 spot, UCI's Jon Endrikat and Wkwesi Williams posted an 8-1 victory over Jordan Leo and Giancarlo Cava. The third doubles match featuring Jeremy Owens and Cesar Regaliza was not completed.

In singles play, No. 1 Endrikat defeated Tam, 6-1, 6-4, No. 4 Mustafa Ulukan defeated Owens, 6-1, 6-2, and Peter Surapol defeated Cava, 6-4, 6-3. The No. 2, No. 3 and No. 5 matches were not completed as UCI had clinched the win.

UCR falls to 1-19 and will play the loser of the Pacific/Utah State match in the consulation bracket on Saturday at 2:00 PM.

UCI 4, UCR 0
Indian Wells Tennis Garden

Doubles
No. 1 Brian Morton/Ryusuke Kashiwabara (UCI), def. Brent Davis/Norman Tam (UCR), 8-4
No. 2 Jon Endrikat/Wkwesi Williams (UCI), def. Giancarlo Cava/Jordan Leo (UCR), 8-1
No. 3 Surapol/Ulukan (UCI) vs. Owens/Regaliza (UCR) DNF

Singles
No. 1 Jon Endrikat (UCI) def. Norman Tam (UCR), 6-1, 6-4
No. 2 Brian Morton (UCI) vs. Brent Davis (UCR),DNF
No. 3 Ryusuke Kashiwabara (UCI) vs. Jordan Leo (UCR),DNF
No. 4 Mustafa Ulukan (UCI), def. Jeremy Owens (UCR), 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 Caesar Regaliza (UCR), vs. Renouk Wijemanne (UCI), DNF
No. 6 Peter Surapol (UCI), def. Giancarlo Cava (UCR), 6-4, 6-3

Utah State Ends Highlanders' Season

(Apr. 23, 2004) - The Utah State menÕs tennis team posted a 4-2 win over UC Riverside in a consolation bracket match at the Big West MenÕs Tennis Championship on Saturday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

UC Riverside grabbed the early lead by capturing the doubles point. The No. 1 team of Brent Davis and Norman Tam eked out an 8-6 victory over Hungsoon Park and Jason Trask. The Highlanders also won at No. 2 as Giancarlo Cava and Jordan Leo recorded an 8-5 victory against Hannes Schenk and Lukas Bouton.

The Aggies captured four of the five singles points to take the match. Park registered a 6-2, 6-1 win over Tam at No. 1 singles, while No. 2 player Schenk busted loose for a 6-4, 6-1 win over Davis. Trask enjoyed a 6-1, 6-2 win over Leo at the No. 3 spot. USU senior Ryan Bair emerged the victor against Caesar Regaliza in a close match, 7-6 (3), 6-4. Cava picked up UCRÕs lone singles point as he topped Bouton in a three-set tangle, 6-0, 2-6, 6-3.

Utah State moves to 10-12 while UC Riverside ends its season at 1-20.

The Aggies battle Idaho for fifth place on Sunday at 9:00 a.m.

Utah State (4) vs. UC Riverside (2)
Saturday, April 24, 2004 Indian Wells Tennis Garden - Indian Wells, CA

DOUBLES
1. Davis/Tam (UCR) def. Park/Trask (USU) 8-6
2. Cava/Leo (UCR) def. Schenk/Bouton (USU) 8-5
3. Bair/Bastian (USU) vs. Owens/Regaliza (UCR) DNF

SINGLES
1. Hungsoon Park (USU) def. Norman Tam (UCR) 6-2, 6-1
2. Hannes Schenk (USU) def. Brent Davis (UCR) 6-4, 6-1
3. Jason Trask (USU) def. Jordan Leo (UCR) 6-1, 6-2
4. Tyler Bastian (USU) vs. Jeremy Owens (UCR) DNF
5. Ryan Bair (USU) def. Caesar Regaliza (UCR) 7-6 (3), 6-4
6. Giancarlo Cava (UCR) def. Lukas Bouton (USU) 6-0, 2-6, 6-3

Tam, Davis Earn All-Big West Honors

(Apr. 27, 2004) - Sophomore Norman Tam was named Second Team All-Big West and partnered with senior Brent Davis to earn second team honors in doubles as announced by teh conference Tuesday.

Pacific’s Lennart Maack headlined the announcement earning 2004 Big West Player of the Year. Pacific’s Guido Baumann was named the 2004 Big West Coach of the Year.

The following is a complete listing of the 2004 Big West All-Conference Team:

FIRST TEAM - SINGLES
Name Yr. School
Alex Anselme, Jr., UC Santa Barbara
Nicholas Brotman, So., UC Santa Barbara
Jon Endrikat, Sr., UC Irvine
Lennart Maack, So,. Pacific
John Nguyen, So., Cal Poly
Hungsoon Park, Jr., Utah State
Arnar Sigurdsson, So., Pacific

SECOND TEAM - SINGLES
Name Yr. School
Michael Duong, Sr., Pacific
Ryusuke Kashiwabara, Jr., UC Irvine
Brad Lum-Tucker, Sr., Idaho
Brian Morton, Jr., UC Irvine
Norman Tam, So., UC Riverside
Brett Van Linge, So., Cal Poly

HONORABLE MENTION - SINGLES
Name Yr. School
Matt Baca, Fr., Cal Poly
Mike Placek, Sr., UC Santa Barbara
Vladimir Zdravkovic, Fr., Pacific

FIRST TEAM - DOUBLES
Name School
Arnar Sigurdsson/Lennart Maack, Pacific
John Nguyen/Brett Van Linge, Cal Poly
Brian Morton/Ryusuke Kashiwabara, UC Irvine
Jon Endrikat/Brian Morton, UC Irvine
Alex Anselme/Mike Placek, UC Santa Barbara

SECOND TEAM - DOUBLES
Name School
Jon Endrikat/Wkwesi Williams, UC Irvine
Norman Tam/Brent Davis, UC Riverside
Nicholas Brotman/Elad Stern, UC Santa Barbara
Hungsoon Park/Jason Trask, Utah State

HONORABLE MENTION - DOUBLES
Name School
Chris Faulman/Brad Lum-Tucker, Idaho
Vladimir Zdravkovic/Niclas Otte, Pacific
Matt Baca/Nick Tracy, Cal Poly

2004 BIG WEST PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Lennart Maack, Pacific

2004 BIG WEST COACH OF THE YEAR
Guido Baumann, Pacific