University of San Francisco Men's Tennis earn #60 National Ranking

Dons ranked #60 in the nation following strong outing in Utah

March 2, 2010


(San Francisco,CA) - The University of San Francisco's Men's Tennis team earned a national rank of No. 60 in the ITA Collegiate rankings released Tuesday. USF is currently 6-2, 2-0 against West Coast Conference foes.

"It is nice to be nationally recognized in the national rankings," said head coach Peter Bartlett. "We know, though, that we will still have a lot of work ahead of us. We still are striving towards the goal of, as team, reaching the NCAA's. We will continue to work on our goals throughout the season."

San Francisco will return to action Thursday at 11:30 a.m. as it hosts Xavier at the California Tennis Club.

USF Takes Down Weber State

March 1, 2010

(Logan, Utah) - San Francisco men's tennis wrapped up their three-match road trip through Utah with a 4-3 victory over Weber State Sunday. Thai Tu continued his current win streak, earning his sixth consecutive singles match.

With the win, the Dons improved to 6-4 for the spring season.

"Weber State came out firing against us today and we had our backs against the wall," commented head coach Peter Bartlett. "Our guys fought through the conditions and won some huge tiebreakers at key positions to keep us alive".

Weber State took an early lead with the doubles point. The lone USF doubles victory came courtesy of Mark DeCastro and Einar Hart at No. 3, as they defeated Paterson and Rode, 9-7.

The Dons came storming back in singles action. Weber State nearly grabbed the victory taking an early 3-0 lead, but USF fought its way back. Ola Bakke started the campaign with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 4 over Cole Paterson. Tu then secured his sixth straight victory at No. 1 with a 5-7, 7-6 (9), 6-2 win against Unger. At No. 2, Hart earned a 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-2 win over Hipp. William Schumacher secured the victory for San Francisco at No. 5 thanks to a straight-set 6-0, 6-2 win over Hmtz.

USF won a close battle today against Weber State 4-3 by winning 4 singles matches. Weber State took the lead by winning the doubles point and went up on almost all the singles matches before the Dons fought their way back and won at 4, 1, 3 and 5.

USF will return to the courts Thursday at 1 as they host Xavier at the Cal Club.


USF 4, Weber State 3
Doubles
1 - Keihne/Unger def. Cohen/Tu - 8-3
2 - Hipp/Hmtze def. Schumacher/Nachbauer - 8-6
3 - DeCastro/Hart def. Paterson/Rode - 9-7
Singles
1 - Tu def. Unger - 5-7, 7-6(9), 6-2
2 - Hart def. Hipp - 2-6, 7-6(7) 6-2
3 - Kiehne def. Cohen - 7-5, 6-2
4 - Bakke def. Paterson - 6-3, 6-2
5 - Schumacher def. Hmtz - 6-0, 6-2
6 - Rode def. Hartwig - 7-5, 1-6,6-3

USF Takes Down No. 70 Utah

Feb. 28, 2010

(Salt Lake City,UT) The University of San Francisco men's tennis team earned a 4-3 victory over host No. 40 Utah Saturday in Salt Lake City. Ola Bakke clinched the win for the Dons with his first clinching victory of his collegiate career.

With the win, USF improves to 5-4 on the season and earned their second victory this season over a nationally-ranked foe.

"We knew it was going to be a close 4-3 type match," said head coach Peter Bartlett. "Our guys have been working hard lately to get a legitimate win over a very good program, like Utah. We battled the conditions and competed really well today."

San Francisco got out to a fast start, earning the doubles point. The Dons took the No. 2 spot with an 8-6 victory by William Schumacher and Rainer Nachbauer. At No. 3, Einar Hart and Mark DeCastro led the Dons to the point with an 8-4 victory over Allin and Suriane.

In singles action, Thai Tu earned his fifth straight victory with a straight-set, 6-2, 6-4 victory over Phillip Eilers. Schumacher garnered a point for USF at No. 6 with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Stephen Jacobs before Bakke captured the match for San Francisco with a 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 win against Alex Golding at No. 3.

USF will take the court again Sunday when they face Weber State at 10 a.m.

San Francisco 4, Utah 3

Doubles:
1) Thai Tu & Asaf Cohen vs Eilers & Godding = UTAH 8-4
2) Will Schumacher & Rainer Nachbauer = USF 8-6
3) Einar Hart & Mark De Castro vs Allin & Suriane = USF 8-4

Singles:
1) Thai Tu vs Phillip Eilers = USF 6-2, 6-4
2) Einar Hart vs Jasen Smils = UTAH 6-0, 5-7, 6-3
3) Ola Bakke vs Alex Golding = USF 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
4) Mark De Castro vs Dmytro Mamedov = UTAH 6-2, 6-4
5) Jacob Hartwig vs Timmy Allin = UTAH 6-2, 6-2
6) Will Schumacher vs Stephen Jacobs = USF 7-5, 6-3

USF Men's Tennis Falters In Provo

Feb. 27, 2010

(Provo, Utah) - The USF men's tennis team opened a weekend swing through the state of Utah Friday afternoon with a 6-1 loss to No. 45 BYU in Provo. Thai Tu garnered the Dons' lone victory in singles action.

With the loss, San Francisco falls to 4-4 on the season.

BYU jumped out to an early lead in doubles play, taking all three doubles sets. The Dons came close at No. 2 and 3, but were unable to capture the point, falling 8-6 at both positions.

In singles action, Tu garnered USF's lone point of the afternoon thanks to a 7-5, 6-3 victory over No. 98 Shubert. San Francisco fell in straight sets at the remaining five singles spots.

The Dons resume play Saturday as they face No. 70 Utah in Salt Lake City.

No. 45 BYU-6
San Francisco-1
Doubles
1. Mears/Shubert (BYU) def. Cohen/Tu (USF) 8-4
2. Smith/Urbina (BYU) def. Nachbauer/Schumacher (USF) 8-6
3. Batrakov/Hwang (BYU) def. DeCastro/Hart (USF) 8-6
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles
1. T. Tu (USF) def. No. 98 T. Shubert (BYU) 7-5, 6-3
2. E. Urbina (BYU) def. R. Nachbauer (USF) 6-3, 6-2
3. C. Mears (BYU) def. A. Cohen (USF) 6-4, 6-2
4. G. Batrakov (BYU) def. O. Bakke (USF) 6-3, 6-2
5. S. Smith (BYU) def. M. DeCastro (USF) 6-2, 6-2
6. D. Hwang (BYU) def. J. Hartwig (USF) 6-1, 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 4, 3, 1, 5, 6

Dons travel to Utah to battle BYU, UTAH, and Weber State

San Francisco,CA
February 24,2010

The University of San Francisco Men's Tennis team travels to Utah to battle #45 BYU, #70 University of Utah, and Weber State. The Dons 4-3(WCC 2-0)look to carry the momentum of a 3 match win streak into the Beehive State.

Scouting BYU
Coached by former ATP Tour player Brad Pearce the Cougars are currently 9-1 coming off a loss to PAC-10 team University of Arizona and most recently a win defeating of South Alabama. BYU'S number one player is #98 Thomas Shubert from Honolulu, Hawaii. The Dons last played BYU during the 2006-2007 season. Senior Matt Berry and then freshman Asaf Cohen won in singles but unfortunately the Dons would lose 5-2. For a recall on the match log onto

http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=8740

Scouting UTAH
The UTAH Utes are currently 4-3 coached by F.D. Robbins in his 23rd year. The Utes are currently #67 in the nation. The Dons and Utes last faced on the roof of the SFTC February of 2008 as the Dons won in a hard fought battle 4-3 coming down to Senior Falko Huettenberger's thrilling 3rd set victory.

Scouting Weber State
The Weber State Wildcats are part of the Big Sky Conference and are coached by Jared Burnham in his fifth season. The Wildcats finished 2008-2009 with a 14-12 record and currently are coming off a 5-2 loss to University of Utah. The Wildcats are currently 3-5 during the 2009-2010 season.

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Dons defeat UC Davis Aggies

(Davis, Calif.) - The University of San Francisco won four singles matches, offsetting the doubles point captured by UC Davis, as the Dons rallied for a 4-3 win on Saturday afternoon at the Marya Welch Tennis Center in Davis, Calif.

The victory improves to Dons to 4-3, while the Aggies drop to 4-5

UC Davis secured the doubles point, winning two of three doubles matches. The lone USF victory came at No. 3, as Einar Hart and Mark DeCastro earned a 9-8 (7-4) victory over Tyler Lee and Nic Amaroli.

San Francisco rallied in singles action to earn the victory. USF started off with a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 5 by DeCastro, before Thai Tu gave the Dons the advantage with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Nick Lopez. San Francisco went up 3-1 thanks to a No. 3, 6-0 6-4, victory by Ola Bakke, but UCD knotted the score 3-3, leaving the final match to be the determining contest. At No. 6, Jacob Hartwig defeated Connor Coates in straight-sets, 7-5, 6-4, to put the Dons on top and the victory.

USF will return to the court Friday at 1 p.m. when they face BYU in Provo.

San Francisco 4, UC Davis 3
Feb. 20, 2010
Marya Welch Tennis Center (Davis, Calif.)
Singles
Thai Tu (USF) d. Nick Lopez (UCD), 6-2, 6-2
Toki Sherbakov (UCD) d. Asaf Cohen (USF), 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
Ola Bakke (USF) d. Chris Aria (UCD), 6-0, 6-4
Tyler Lee (UCD) d. Richard Bucalem (USF), 6-4, 6-4
Mark DeCastro (USF) d. Hunter Lee (UCD), 6-0, 6-1
Jacob Hartwig (USF) d. Connor Coates (UCD), 7-5, 6-4
Order of finish: 5,1,3,4,2,6
Doubles
Lopez/H. Lee (UCD) d. Tu/Cohen (USF), 9-8 (9-7)
Sherbakov/Coates (UCD) d. Rainier Nachbauer/William Schumacher (USF), 8-3
Elinar Hart/DeCastro (USF) d. T. Lee/Nic Amaroli (UCD), 9-8 (7-4)

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Dons to play UC Davis

(San Francisco,CA)
February 19,2010

The University of San Francisco Men's Tennis Team will play the UC Davis Aggies on Saturday February 20th at the Marya Welch Tennis Center. The Dons last faced the Aggies on February 18,2009 winning 5-2 at the California Tennis Club. Seniors Mitch Del Rosario and Tommy Tu came out on top in singles.

Scouting the Aggies

The Aggies will face the LMU Lions Friday December 19th. The Aggies are led by Toki Sherbakov and Connor Coates. The Aggies are currently 4-3 and currently are coming off of a 5-2 loss to University of Portland. The Aggies play in the Big West Conference.

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