Pre-season Opener vs. UCSB

The third ranked Bruins will host the 68th ranked UCSB Gauchos tomorrow at 1:30

This will be the first pre-season dual match for us and the second for the gauchos who played Westmont College last week. The gauchos blanked Westmont 7-0

Their lineup against Westmont was as follows:  

DOUBLES

#1 Recknagel/Ndimande (UCSB)
#2 Gryaznov/Bouillin (UCSB) 
#3 Riminton/Johnson (UCSB) 

SINGLES

#1 Benjamin Recknagel (UCSB) 
#2 Mbonisi Ndimande (UCSB)
#3 Axel Bouillin (UCSB)
#4 Sasha Gryaznov 
#5 Jacob Johnson 
#6 Andrew Riminton 

This team remains relatively unchanged from last year and had a strong showing in the ITA Regionals in Irvine at the beginning of the school year. 

Marcos met two of the Gauchos in ITA preseason play earlier this school year. In the round of 32 he defeated Gryznov (UCSB) 6-3,6-2.  In the round of 16 Marcos played senior Ben Recknagel and defeated him 6-2 6-3. 

In the round of 16 in doubles Dennis Mkrtchian teamed up with Warren Hardie (who left the team this quarter) and defeated the team of Gryaznov/Bouillin (UCSB) 7-6. 

Tomorrow should be an interesting match as the team will begin their quest towards the coveted national championship. Check back here or on the twitter page for the lineups and behind the scenes action tomorrow.