Bulls Fall To Aggies, 4-3

Nikesh Singh Panthlia

GOLD RIVER, CA – The University at Buffalo men’s tennis team fell to homestanding UC Davis Monday afternoon, 4-3, at the Spare Time Indoor Tennis Center at Gold River. The match was moved indoors due to the weather. The Bulls now fall to 0-3 on the spring campaign, including a pair of 4-3 losses as part of the season-opening trip to California.

Singles matches were played first as the Bulls scored a pair of wins. At number one, UB’s Nikesh Singh Panthlia (George Town, Malaysia/BMK Penang Free School) scored a 6-4, 6-2 win over Michael Reiser. UB’s other singles win came off the racquet of Marcelo Mazzetto (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Colegio Carlos Magno) in the number three match as he downed Nick Lopez, 7-5, 6-1.

The Bulls scored a pair of doubles wins to take the point and close the score at 4-3. The number one team of Kirill Kolomytes (Moscow, Russia/Moscow High School 155) and Mazzetto defeated Daniel Elefant and Reiser, 8-4. The number two tandem of Singh Panthlia and Octavian Stane (Toronto, Ontario/Leaside) knocked off Nic Amaroli and Nick Lopez, 8-2.

The Bulls are next in action on Sunday, January 27 when they face Xavier on neutral ground. The match is slated for 9:00 am in Cleveland.

UC Davis 4, Buffalo 3

Singles

1 Nikesh Singh Panthlia (UB) d. Michael Reiser (UCD), 6-4, 6-2

2 Henri Landes (UCD) d. Kirill Kolomytes (UB), 7-5, 7-6 (2)

3 Marcelo Mazzetto (UB) d. Nick Lopez (UCD), 7-5, 6-1

4 Justin Garcia (UCD) d. Octavian Stane (UB), 6-3, 6-3

5 Daniel Elefant (UCD) d. Eric Rothstein (UB), 6-4, 6-2

6 Tyler Lee (UCD) d. Alexis Lluis (UB), 6-0, 6-0

Doubles

1 Kirill Kolomytes/Marcelo Mazzetto (UB) d. Daniel Elefant/Michael Reiser (UCD), 8-4

2 Nikesh Singh Panthlia/Octavian Stane (UB) d. Nic Amaroli/Nick Lopez (UCD), 8-2

3 Shaun Garcia/Kevin Liang (UCD) d. Alexis Lluis/Eric Rothstein (UB), 8-3