Feb. 2, 1997

Anteaters Upset No. 23 Golden Bears

IRVINE, Calif. -- The UC Irvine men's tennis team, ranked 54th in the country, won a 5-2 match over No. 23 California at the Racquet Club of Irvine, Sunday.

After winning the doubles point, the Anteaters got singles wins from no. 1 steve Tallakson, who is ranked 84th nationally, No. 2 Thomas Bohun, No. 3 Rob Walker and No. 4 Cameran Lindee. Cal's two wins at No. 5 and No. 6 took three sets.

The win is the first on the season for UCI, which goes to 1-2, while Cal drops to 1-2 overall.

The Bears return to the court Thursday for the four-day ITA Rolex Indoors tournament in Dallas.

   Singles                                        Score
1  Steve Tallakson (UCI) def. Alex Sueur (Cal)    6-3, 6-4
2  Thomas Bohun (UCI) def. David Sutton (Cal)     6-4, 3-6, 6-4
3  Rob Walker (UCI) def. Chris Santoso (Cal)      7-5, 6-4
4  Cameran Lindee (UCI) def. Nathan Jackmon (Cal) 6-4, 6-3
5  Minh Le (Cal) def Andrew Cheney (UCI)          6-7, 6-4, 6-4
6  Brian Fernando (Cal) def. Nic Varvais (UCI)    1-6, 6-3, 6-3
   Doubles                
1  Sutton/Santoso (Cal) def. Tallakson/Bohun (UCI)     8-6
2  Cheney/Varvais (UCI) def. Sueur/Le (Cal)            8-6
3  Lindee/Walker (UCI) def. Jackmon/Fernando (Cal)     9-8
Final Score:       Irvine 5  Cal 2