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SANTA CRUZ, CA – With multiple tiebreakers and third sets needed, Menlo Men's Tennis showed grit and perseverance throughout the Oaks' 6-1 victory in a rain-rescheduled matchup with UC Santa Cruz out at UCSC Tennis Center on Thursday.

Trio Of Three-Set Triumphs Cap Win
Though the tandem of junior Robin McAlpine and freshman David Espinosa Navarro provided an early lead for Menlo with their 6-1 win on Court 2, the doubles point came down to Court 1 where a dramatic 7-6 (7-5) tiebreaker was won by senior Asger Emil Ildor and graduate student Ian Ramiro Perez.

The match was evened at 1-1 early in singles action before McAlpine returned the Oaks to an advantageous position with his 6-2, 6-3 victory on Court 1. Junior Henry Riccioni-Brown needed just two sets (6-4, 6-3) to pick up a win on Court 3, meaning that one more singles victory was all Menlo needed to officially secure the win overall. That final result took quite a bit of time as all three remaining matches went to a third set, but after Espinosa Navarro rallied to best Hari Raghavan 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 on Court 3, the end was in hand. Sophomore Yuto Morita finished with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 triumph on Court 6 then graduate student Galien Del Vecchio provided the exclamation mark with his 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) third-set tiebreaker on Court 5.

Up Next
At home for the first time since early February, Menlo will host Chabot College on Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. from Cartan Tennis Courts.