SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – California men's tennis won twice in singles on the first day of the UCSB Classic on Friday, with Noah Gampel and Lucas Magnaudet advancing to the Saturday quarterfinals.
 
Gampel, a sophomore, defeated San Francisco's Stevie Gould, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3, in the B Flight at the Rec Center Courts. Magnaudet, another Cal sophomore, beat the Gauchos' Josh Williams, 6-1, 7-5, in the C Flight. Also playing in the C Flight at the Harder Stadium Courts, Cal freshman Michael Wright fell to UCSB's Jonathan Zhang, 7-5, 6-4. Wright next plays in the consolation quarterfinals.
 
Cal freshman Alex Chang made his college debut in C Flight Doubles, but the pair of Chang and Wright lost to USF's Gould and David Woodland, 8-6, in the opening quarterfinal round at the Harder Stadium Courts. The Bear duo moves on to the consolation draw.
 
The UCSB Classic continues on Saturday.
 
UCSB Classic
Oct. 8, 2021, in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Rec Center Courts/Harder Stadium Courts
 
Cal Results
 
B Flight Singles Round of 16
Noah Gampel (Cal) def. Stevie Gould (USF), 6-1, 5-7, 6-3
 
C Flight Singles Round of 16
Lucas Magnaudet (Cal) def. Josh Williams (UCSB), 6-1, 7-5
Jonathan Zhang (UCSB) def. Michael Wright (Cal), 7-5, 6-4
 
C Flight Doubles
Stevie Gould/David Woodland (USF) def. Alex Chang/Michael Wright (Cal), 8-6