April 5, 2003

FRESNO, Calif. - The UC Santa Barbara men's tennis team, ranked No. 70 in the latest Omni Hotels Collegiate Rankings, lost to Big West Conference foe Pacific 5-2 Saturday in Stockton. The Gauchos lost the doubles point and scored wins in only two of the six singles spots. UCSB's Mirco Schwindt defeated UOP's Lennart Maack 6-4, 5-3 ret. at No. 2 singles. Michael Frick defeated Maxime Lacroix 6-2, 3-6 (13-11) at No. 6 singles.

The Gauchos have a shot at another Big West team Wednesday when they host Cal Poly. UCSB falls to 8-7 with the loss.

Pacific 5, UC Santa Barbara 2
DOUBLES
1 - Maack/Sigurdsson (P) def. Palencia/Schwindt - 8-5
2 - Duong/Kubler (P) def Anselme/Placek - 8-6
3 - Brotman/Frick (SB) def. Tyler Black/Otte - 8-6
SINGLES
1 - Amar Sigurdsson (P) def. Carlos Palencia - 6-3, 7-5 (5)
2 - Mirco Schwindt (SB) def. Lennart Maack - 6-4, 5-3 ret.
3 - Michael Duong (P) def. Alex Anselme - 6-2, 6-3
4 - Niclas Otte (P) def. Mike Placek - 6-4, 6-4
5 - Vincent Kubler (P) def. Nick Brotman - 6-3, 7-5
6 - Michael Frick (SB) def. Maxime Lacroix - 6-2, 3-6 (13-11)