'Cats Upset No. 23 UCLA to Open NCAA Tournament

EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern men's tennis opened the 2021 NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament with a resounding, 4-1, upset of No. 23 UCLA in Austin, Texas. The Wildcats battled back to pick up four singles wins after dropping the doubles point.
 
Steven Forman clinched the victory for the Wildcats with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, at the No. 1 position.
 
Northwestern 4, #23 UCLA 1
Singles competition
1. Steven Forman (NUM) def. Govind Nanda (UCLA) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
2. Dominik Stary (NUM) def. Drew Baird (UCLA) 6-4, 6-1
3. Ben Goldberg (UCLA) vs. Nick Brookes (NUM) 6-2, 3-6, 3-2, unfinished
4. Sam Feit (UCLA) vs. Chris Ephron (NUM) 2-6, 6-2, 1-4, unfinished
5. Trice Pickens (NUM) def. Roscoe Bellamy (UCLA) 6-4, 6-3
6. Presley Thieneman (NUM) def. Mathew Tsolakyan (UCLA) 7-5, 6-4
 
Doubles competition
1. #72 Drew Baird/Govind Nanda (UCLA) def. #34 Nick Brookes/Simen Bratholm (NUM) 6-3
2. Chris Ephron/Dominik Stary (NUM) def. Bryce Pereira/Patrick Zahraj (UCLA) 6-4
3. Roscoe Bellamy/Mathew Tsolakyan (UCLA) def. Steven Forman/Natan Spear (NUM) 7-6 (7-2)
 
Match Notes:
Northwestern 14-7
UCLA 13-7; National ranking #23
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,2,6,1)
NCAA Tournament First Round
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