LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Utah State men's tennis opened play at the LMU Invitational Friday, taking on UC Irvine and Loyola Marymount. 

The Aggies started the day in doubles action against UC Irvine. The No. 1 duo of Sergiu Bucur and Arvid Hjalte posted the only USU win of the day, defeating Bruce Man-Son-Hing and Mark Penoff, 8-7. Felipe Acosta and Christian Holmes paired up in the No. 2 spot, while Daniel Bushamuka and Javier Ruiz played at No. 3. Both USU pairs fell in 8-6 decisions. 

Utah State then took on host-Loyola Marymount in singles play, but was swept by the Lions. Bucur and Ruiz each pushed their match to three sets, both winning the second set. Additionally, four Aggie matches included one tiebreak set

Action from Los Angeles will continue on Saturday, Nov. 9, with play starting at 11 a.m. (MT).

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RESULTS
Doubles
1. Sergiu Bucur/Arvid Hjlate (USU) def. Bruce Man-Son-Hing/Mark Penoff (UCI) 8-7
2. Matthew Sah/Jeremy Merville (UCI) def. Felipe Acosta/Christian Holmes (USU) 8-6
3. Ali Amiri/Aaron Bailey (UCI) def. Daniel Bushamuka/Javier Ruiz (USU) 8-6

Singles
1. Diego Nava (LMU) def. Sergiu Bucur (USU) 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2
2. Lucas Moreno (LMU) def. Felipe Acosta (USU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Max Kaiser (LMU) def. Javier Ruiz (USU) 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
4. Austin Di Giulio (LMU) def. Arvid Hjalte (USU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Ethan Prost (LMU) def. Christian Holmes (USU) 7-6 (10) 6-3
6. Thien Nguyen (LMU) def. Daniel Bushamuka (USU) 7-6, 6-1