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BERKELEY, Calif. – No. 13 Stanford men's tennis was defeated for the first time this season, falling to Pac-12 rival California in a non-conference match on Friday, 4-3.
The Cardinal was tripped up in doubles, falling on courts one and three as the Golden Bears took a 1-0 lead in the match.
Aryan Chaudhary delivered an early win on court four in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3, but Cal responded with three straight wins to clinch the match. Max Basing earned a ranked win on court two, 7-6 (1), 7-5, while Samir Banerjee won in three sets on court three, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
The Cardinal returns to the court on Sunday, Jan. 22 at Taube Family Tennis Center against Santa Clara. The action begins at noon.
DOUBLES
1) Banthia/Overbeck (CAL) d. Fery/Rajesh (STAN), 6-4
2) Jackson/Magnaudet (CAL) led Basing/Kolasinski (STAN), 5-4 uf
3) Hjorth/Kikuchi (CAL) d. Banerjee/Chaudhary (STAN), 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 1
SINGLES
1) Yuta Kichuchi (CAL) d. Arthur Fery (STAN), 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
2) No. 7 Max Basing (STAN) d. No. 52 Ryder Jackson (CAL), 7-6 (1), 7-5
3) Samir Banerjee (STAN) d. Carl Emil Overbeck (CAL), 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3
4) Aryan Chaudhary (STAN) d. Siddhant Banthia (CAL), 6-2, 6-3
5) Philip Hjorth (CAL) d. Filip Kolasinski (STAN), 6-2, 6-3
6) Lucas Magnaudet (CAL) d. Neel Rajesh (STAN), 6-3, 5-7, 6-0
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3
