In singles play the Cats won five matches and lost at the No. 1 spot, where junior Alex Aybar fell to Simon Shen, 7-5, 6-2.

Senior's Jean-Noel LaCoste and Michel Stopa both earned wins. LaCoste beat Marcin Kosakowski, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0, at the No. 2 position, and Stopa defeated Mike Ortiz, 6-3, 6-1, at the No. 3 spot.

Sophomore Caleb Marquardt beat John Stweart, 6-4, 6-1, at the No. 4 spot, while freshman Tom Lloyd defeated David Angert, 6-2, 6-0, at the No. 5 position.

Earning a win at the No. 6 spot was senior Alex Brown. Brown defeated Mario Pepe, 6-3, 6-4.

UCSB swept the Wildcats in doubles play. Aybar and LaCoste fell to Shen and Kosakowski, 8-5, while Brown and Lloyd fell short to Ortiz and Sandy Gentile, 8-6. Stewart and Mike Rodrigues defeated Stopa and Marquardt, 8-4.

The Wildcats will be back in action Monday, Feb. 7, at noon, at the LaNelle Robson Tennis Center against Utah.

Results
Singles
No. 1 Shen (UCSB) def. Aybar (UA)                           7-5, 6-2
No. 2 LaCoste (UA) def. Kosakowski (UCSB)                   4-6, 6-2, 6-0
No. 3 Stopa (UA) def. Ortiz (UCSB)                          6-3, 6-1
No. 4 Marquardt (UA) def. Stwart (UCSB)                     6-4, 6-1
No. 5 Lloyd (UA) def. Angert (UCSB)                         6-2, 6-0
No. 6 Brown (UA) def. Rodrigues (UCSB)                      6-3, 6-4

Results
Doubles
No. 1 Shen/Kosakowski (UCSB) def. Aybar/LaCoste (UA)        8-5
No. 2 Ortiz/Gentile (UCSB) def.  Brown/Lloyd (UA)           8-6
No. 3 Stewart/Rodrigues (UCSB) def. Stopa/Marquardt (UA)    8-4