BERKELEY - Timofey Stepanov and Alex Chang each won a pair of singles matches to lead the California men's tennis team to a doubleheader sweep of UC Davis on Saturday at Hellman Tennis Complex. Stepanov clinched the 5-2 victory in the second dual match, while John Kim clinched the 5-0 win over the Aggies in the opening match.
 
The Golden Bears improved to 14-0 in the all-time series with the Aggies, while their season record improved to 2-3. UC Davis is also 2-3.

The matches were part of a restructured weekend schedule that saw the Bears cancel their Sunday matches against the Aggies and UC Santa Barbara due to impending inclement weather.

Chang won both of his matches Saturday in straight sets. His 6-1, 6-2 win over the Aggies' Brett Brinkman in the first match helped the Bears finish that contest in less than two hours, with Kim posting a 6-4, 6-2 result over Lucas Bollinger to secure the win in the opener. Cal senior Ryder Jackson completed his 6-1, 6-2 win over Constantinos Djakouris at almost the same time that Kim beat Bollinger, making the final score 5-0.

Stepanov needed three sets to register his second win – a 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 result over Brinkman that decided Cal's second triumph by giving the Bears a 4-2 lead. Cal freshman Ethan Schiffman bested Sam De Vries 6-0, 6-7, 6-3, to complete the 5-2 score.

The Bears return to the courts Feb. 11 against Pepperdine in Berkeley.

First Match

Cal 5, UC Davis 0
Feb. 3, 2024, in Berkeley, Calif.
Hellman Tennis Complex
 
Doubles
1. Ryder Jackson/Alex Chang (Cal) def. Ryan Torres/Lucas Bollinger (UCD) 6-1
2. Carl Emil Overbeck/Mikey Wright (Cal) def. Brett Brinkman/Ivan Savkin (UCD), 6-0
3. Timofey Stepanov/Alex Aney (Cal) vs. Antreas Djakouris/Constantinos Djakouris (UCD), 2-2 UNF 
 
*Cal won 2 out of 3 to win the doubles point

Singles
1. Carl Emil Overbeck (Cal) vs. Ryan Torres (UCD), UNF
2. Ryder Jackson (Cal) def. Constantinos Djakouris (UCD), 6-1, 6-2
3. Alex Chang (Cal) def. Brett Brinkman (UCD), 6-1, 6-2
4. Jonathan Irwanto (Cal) vs. Antreas Djakouris (UCD), 6-4, 4-3 UNF
5. Timofey Stepanov (Cal) def. Max Fardanesh (UCD), 6-1, 6-1
6. John Kim (Cal) def. Lucas Bollinger (UCD), 6-4, 6-2^
 
Order of Finish – 3, 5, 6^, 2
^Clinched the overall match
 

Second Match

Cal 5, UC Davis 2
Feb. 3, 2024, in Berkeley, Calif.
Hellman Tennis Complex

Doubles
1. Ryder Jackson/Carl Emil Overbeck (Cal) vs. Ryan Torres/Max Fardanesh (UCD), 4-3 UNF
2. Alex Chang/Timofey Stepanov (Cal) def. Antreas Djakouris/Constantinos Djakouris (UCD), 6-1
3. Mikey Wright/John Kim (Cal) def. Sam De Vries/Lucas Bollinger (UCD), 6-2

*Cal won 2 out of 3 to win the doubles point

Singles
1. Constantinos Djakouris (UCD) def. Carl Emil Overbeck (Cal), 6-3, 7-5
2. Alex Chang (Cal) def. Ryan Torres (UCD), 6-2, 6-2
3. Antreas Djakouris (UCD) def. Ryder Jackson (Cal), 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
4. Timofey Stepanov (Cal) def. Brett Brinkman (UCD), 6-3, 6-7, 6-3^
5. Jonathan Irwanto (Cal) def. Max Fardanesh (UCD), 6-4, 6-3
6. Ethan Schiffman (Cal) def. Sam De Vreies (UCD), 6-0, 6-7, 6-3

Order of Finish – 2, 5, 1, 3, 4^, 6
^Clinched the overall match

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