BERKELEY - The No. 14 Golden Bears finished a long day with a 7-0 victory over UC Santa Barbara on Sunday afternoon at the Hellman Tennis Complex. California improved its record to 9-3, while UCSB dropped to 3-6 after the nonconference dual match.
The Bears clinched the overall match at 4-0 when Nikhil Jayashankar won in singles on court six (Walter A. Haas, Jr. Court) - the senior beat Andrew Riminton, 6-4, 7-5 - and the teams played out the remaining three matches.
On Sunday morning at Hellman, the Bears defeated Saint Mary's, 4-0, in another nonconference affair.
Against UCSB, Cal secured the doubles point when its top team – the 30th-ranked pair of seniors Gregory Bayane and Chase Melton – beat Ziad Sultan and Tobias Galskov, 6-4, on court one.
The Bears doubled the lead at 2-0 in singles when 114th-ranked sophomore Filip Bergevi defeated Morgan Mays on court two (Bud Chandler Court), 6-4, 6-4. The score quickly became 3-0 when junior Oskar Wikberg topped Teague Hamilton, 7-5, 6-3, on court five (Hirschler-Davidson Court).
Roughly one hour elapsed before Jayashankar clinched on court six. The day ended when 42nd-ranked sophomore Andre Goransson bested Galskov on court one (Newmark Stadium), 6-2, 6-7(7), 6-2, to make the final score 7-0.
Cal next hits the road to compete in the Pacific Coast Men's Doubles Championships from March 5-8 in La Jolla, Calif., as well as take on San Diego State on March 5 in San Diego.
No. 14 Cal (9-3) defeated UC Santa Barbara (3-6) – 7-0
Feb. 22, 2015, in Berkeley
Hellman Tennis Complex
Doubles
1. No. 30 Gregory Bayane/Chase Melton (Cal) def. Ziad Sultan/Tobias Galskov (UCSB) – 6-4
2: No. 32 Andre Goransson/ Oskar Wikberg (Cal) def. Nathan Eshmade/Erik Johnsson (UCSB) – 6-3
3. Morgan Mays/Andre Riminton (UCSB) def. Filip Bergevi/Billy Griffith (Cal) – 6-1
Cal captured the doubles point
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1*
*Clinched the doubles point
Singles
1. No. 42 Andre Goransson (Cal) def. Tobias Galskov (UCSB) – 6-2, 6-7(7), 6-2
2. No. 114 Filip Bergevi (Cal) def. Morgan Mays (UCSB) – 6-4, 6-4
3. Gregory Bayane (Cal) def. Cody Rakela (UCSB) – 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
4. Billy Griffith (Cal) def. Nathan Eshmade (UCSB) – 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
5. Oskar Wikberg (Cal) def. Teague Hamilton (UCSB) – 7-5, 6-3
6. Nikhil Jayashankar (Cal) vs. Andrew Riminton (UCSB) – 6-4, 7-5
Order of Finish: 2, 5, 6^, 3, 4, 1
^Clinched the overall match