LOS -- BYU's men's tennis team gave up its first loss of the season today, losing to 2nd ranked UCLA 7-0.
BYU's (2-1) youth and inexperience were exposed as they failed to win a single match, getting swept by a very good and seasoned UCLA team. The loss was particularly hard to swallow as five Cougars hail from the Southern California area.
But the Cougars didn't go down without a fight. James Ludlow nearly beat UCLA's Mathieu Dehaine in three sets but couldn't quite hang on in the end, as he lost the match 6-1,5-7,6-2. BYU's Shane LaPorte also gave 99th ranked Kris Kwinta a scare as he battled hard in the first set only to have Kwinta squeak by for a 7-5 victory. LaPorte would lose the second set 6-3. UCLA 62nd ranked Chris Lam also avenged last year's loss to Chip Hand by beating the Cougar in an equally tough match 6-3,6-4.
The Cougars are on the road again tomorrow as they face UC Irvine at 1:30 p.m., followed by Friday's match against University of San Diego.
Results:
DOUBLES
1. Kohlloeffel/Pampoulov (UCLA) def. Jose Lechuga/Roshan (BYU) 8-3
2. (6) Francis/Kwinta (UCLA) def. Kaufhold/Ludlow (BYU) 8-3
3. Dehaine/Lam (UCLA) def. LaPorte/Jonathan Sanchez (BYU) 8-4
SINGLES
1. (8) Benjamin Kohlloeffel (UCLA) def. Nima Roshan (BYU)6-3, 6-0
2. (14) Luben Pampoulov (UCLA) def. (82) Jeff Das (BYU) 6-2, 6-0
3. (62) Chris Lam (UCLA) def. Christian Hand (BYU) 6-3. 6-4
4. (39) Alberto Francis (UCLA) def. Dominik Kaufhold (BYU)6-2, 6-4
5. Mathieu Dehaine (UCLA) def. James Ludlow (BYU) 6-1, 5-7, 6-2
6. (99) Kris Kwinta (UCLA) def. Shane LaPorte (BYU) 7-5, 6-3