Mustangs Drop First ITA Kick-Off Match Against UC Santa Barbara

Friday, January 26

Los Angeles, Calif.

12 p.m. CT

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UC Santa Barbara

Mustangs Drop First ITA Kick-Off Match Against UC Santa Barbara

Jan 26 | Men's Tennis

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LOS ANGELES (SMU) – The SMU Men's Tennis team (1-3) began the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Los Angeles, California, with a 4-0 loss to UC Santa Barbara (1-0) at USC's Marks Stadium.

The Guachos sealed the doubles point quickly with the help of No. 44 Anders Holm/Nicolas Moreno de Alboran. The duo defeated Tomas Vaise and Jan-Simon Vrbsky, 6-3, before the No. 2 doubles pair of Simon Freund/Joseph Rotheram defeated Charles Nettlefold and Roberto Rosales, 7-5.

At No. 3 doubles, Eladio Fabregas and Gardiner Perotti were leading in a tiebreak at 6-6 (6-4) against Joseph Guilin/Victor Krustev when the doubles point was clinched and the match was called.

SMU didn't get a chance to even the score in singles play. Charles Nettlefold and Roberto Rosales were both defeated in straight sets. Nettlefold fell to Anders Holm (6-2, 6-0) while Rosales fell to Victor Krustev (6-2, 6-2). The No. 4 singles match ended early due to injury, with Eladio Fabregas dropping the match to Joseph Guilin 6-2, 4-0.

Jan-Simon Vrbsky was ahead in No. 1 singles against No. 42-ranked Nicolas Moreno de Alboran when the match was suspended (7-6 (3), 0-2).

The Mustangs will face off against Indiana (2-2) at 10 a.m. PT/12 p.m. CT tomorrow in the consolation match at Marks Stadium. The championship match between No. 6 USC and UC Santa Barbara will follow at 2 p.m. PT/4 p.m. CT.

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UC Santa Barbara (1-0) 4, SMU (1-3) 0
Jan. 26, 2018 at Marks Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.) at ITA Kick-Off Weekend
Doubles (Order of Finish: 1, 2)
#44 Anders Holm / Nicolas Moreno de Alboran (UCSB) def. Tomas Vaise / Jan-Simon Vrbsky (SMU) 6-3
Simon Freund / Joseph Rotheram (UCSB) def. Charles Nettlefold / Roberto Rosales (SMU) 7-5
Eladio Fabregas / Gardiner Perotti (SMU) vs. Joseph Guilin / Victor Krustev (UCSB) 6-6 (6-4) unfinished

Singles (Order of Finish: 3, 4, 5)
Jan-Simon Vrbsky (SMU) vs. #42 Nicolas Moreno de Alboran (UCSB) 7-6 (3), 0-2 unfinished
Tomas Vaise (SMU) vs. Simon Freund (UCSB) 6-4, 4-3 unfinished
Anders Holm (UCSB) def. Charles Nettlefold (SMU) 6-2, 6-0
Joseph Guilin (UCSB) def. Eladio Fabregas (SMU) 6-2, 4-0 (ret. Inj.)
Victor Krustev (UCSB) def. Roberto Rosales (SMU) 6-2, 6-2
Gardiner Perotti (SMU) vs. Hironori Koyanagi (UCSB) 2-6, 1-4 unfinished