Irvine, Calif. - The Youngstown State men's tennis team wrapped up its three-match trip to California with a 7-0 defeat to UCI Irvine at the Maneater Tennis Stadium.

At No. 2 doubles, Dawoud Kabli and Bassem El Mekawi teammed up for a 6-3 win. The Anteaters (9-9) won the other two matches to claim the point. 

In singles, UCI won all six in straight sets as Youssef Sherif hung tough at No. 6 against Andrew Gong.

The Penguins (3-9) return to action on March 21 when they play at Dayton.

UCI 7, YSU 0

March 12, 2015
Anteater Tennis Stadium

Doubles
1 Pham/Poon (UCI) def. Chancerel/Pereira (YSU) – 6-2
2 Kabli/El Mekawi (YSU) def. Agbayani/Hernandez (UCI) – 6-3
3 Gong/Shibahara (UCI) def. Morth/Tolesani (YSU) – 6-3
UC Irvine wins the doubles point

Singles
1 Sebastian Heim (UCI) def. Remi Chancerel (YSU) – 6-0, 6-2
2 Tyler Pham (UCI) def. Hugo Morth (YSU) – 6-0, 6-4
3 Nico Mertens (UCI) def. Bassem El Mekawi (YSU) – 6-4, 6-1
4 Rafael Davidian (UCI) def. Dawoud Kabli (YSU) – 6-3, 6-3
5 Jonathan Hammel (UCI def. Victor Pereira (YSU) – 6-3, 6-1
6 Andrew Gong (UCI) def. Youssef Sherif (YSU) – 6-2, 7-5