Feb. 24, 2002

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Utah State's men's tennis team was shut out by the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 7-0 Sunday afternoon. The loss marks the second shutout of the season and drops the Aggies' record to 4-7.

The Gauchos won the three doubles matches and swept the singles matches to earn all seven points. Sophomore Jason Trask posted his second loss in the No. 3 spot and was the only Aggie to take his opponent to three sets before being defeated. Trask has been a stand-out for the Aggies, as he currently owns a team-high 8-3 record this season.

The USU netters face Pacific on Monday. The Big West Conference defending champion Tigers are 5-1 this season.

DOUBLES
1. Palencia/Kosakowski (UCSB) def. Madersbacher/Thomas  8-1
2. Anselme/Placek (UCSB) def. Nelson/Butler                             8-1
3. Yaftali/Leshinsky def. Peterson/Trask                                        8-2

SINGLES
1. Carlos Palencia (UCSB) def. Andreas Madersbacher    6-3, 6-2
2. Marcin Kosakowski (UCSB) def. Clayton Thomas           6-1, 7-6
3. Alex Anselme (UCSB) def. Jason Trask                             5-7, 6-3, 6-2
4. Mike Placek (UCSB) def. Jordan Butler                              6-3, 6-0
5. Marcio Pepe (UCSB) def. Steve Peterson                          6-1, 6-3
6. Alex Yaftali (UCSB) def. Sam Harris                                    6-1, 6-2