RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Hope International men's tennis lost a 7-0 battle to NCAA Division I program UC Riverside on Thursday at the SRC Tennis Courts.

The Royals dropped the doubles point after losing at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions on the ladder. Kento Henderson and Dylan Barrett fell in a close tiebreaker battle at No. 3 against Andrew Lavine and Noris Nedelcovici, 7-6 (5).

HIU lost all six singles matches in straight sets. Kaito Henderson took Lavine deep into the second set before succumbing 6-1, 7-5 at No. 4.

Reid Lizardo also battled in the first set against Ivaylo Simeonov in the No. 2 spot, losing 6-4, 6-1.

The Royals return to action on Saturday, hosting Westmont for a noon contest at the Fullerton Tennis Center.

Doubles

1. Lucas Suarez/Alexey Efremov (UCR) vs. Reid Lizardo/Sebastien Dizon Perez (HIU) – 6-6, unfinished

2. Owen Pearson/Ivaylo Simeonov (UCR) def. Karan Srivastava/Kaito Henderson (HIU) – 6-2

3. Andrew Lavine/Noris Nedelcovici (UCR) def. Kento Henderson/Dylan Barrett (HIU) – 7-6 (5)

Singles

1. Lucas Suarez (UCR) def. Karan Srivastava (HIU) – 6-3, 6-2

2. Ivaylo Simeonov (UCR) def. Reid Lizardo (HIU) – 6-4, 6-1

3. Alexey Efremov (UCR) def. Sebastien Dizon Perez (HIU) – 6-3, 6-1

4. Andrew Lavine (UCR) def. Kaito Henderson (HIU) – 6-1, 7-5

5. Owen Pearson (UCR) def. Michael Lumang (HIU) – 6-3, 6-2

6. Michael Chang (UCR) def. David Gutierrez (HIU) – 6-0, 6-0