Feb. 22, 2003

EUGENE, Ore. - The UC Santa Barbara men's tennis team edged Portland 4-3 Saturday in Eugene. The Gauchos lost the doubles point but won four of the six singles matches, including No. 1-3. No. 55 ranked Carlos Palencia defeated UP's Peter Malacek 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 singles. No. 121 ranked Mirco Schwindt won at No. 2 singles, defeating Roman Borvanov 6-4, 6-0. Rounding out the top three singles matches was Alex Anselme's win over Ram Hernandez 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.

The Gauchos (5-3) meet Oregon Sunday.

UCSB 4, Portland 3
DOUBLES
1 - Brovanov/Borchard (P) def. Palencia/Schwindt - 8-6
2 - Malacek/Hernandez (P) def. Anselme/Placek - 9-7
3 - Brotman/Leshinsky (SB) def. Redpath/Garrison - 9-8
SINGLES
1 - Carlos Palencia (SB) def. Peter Malacek -6-4, 6-2
2 - Mirco Schwindt (SB) def. Roman Borvanov -6-4, 6-0
3 - Alex Anselme (SB) def. Ram Hernandez - 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
4 - Quinn Borchard (P) def. Mike Placek - 7-6, 6-3
5 - Nick Brotman (SB) def. James Redpath - 6-2, 6-2
6 - Peter Miskovic (P) def. Ilya Leshinsky - 7-5, 2-6 (12-10)