No. 4 USF defeats No.5 SMC 4-3; Dons set to face top-seeded Pepperdine Saturday
April 17, 2009
(San Diego,Calif.) - San Francisco men's tennis posted a hard fought victory Friday in the opening day of the 2009 West Coast Conference Championship in San Diego. In the first round victory, the fourth seeded Dons up-ended fifth seeded Saint Mary's 4-3.
USF fell behind early, dropping the doubles point to open the morning. The Gaels earned victories and No. 2 and No. 1 to secure the early 1-0 edge. The Dons avoided the sweep at No. 3, as Einar Hart and Rainer Nachbauer fought off Leon and Ellison of SMC 9-8 (7-6).
The Dons opened singles play, tying the match 1-1 thanks to a 6-4, 6-0 straight set victory by Asaf Cohen at No. 2. Hart then downed Leon 6-2, 7-5 at No. 4 to give the Green and Gold a one point lead. Saint Mary's knotted the score 2-2, as Olivan defeated Nachbauer 7-5. 6-4 at No. 3. The Gaels then took the lead, again, as Tommy Tu fell at No.1 to Tirelli 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. Down 3-2, Mitch Del Rosario rallied to post a come-from-behind 0-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory over El Bouzkduri to, once again, knot the score. In the fifth, and deciding spot, Jacob Hartwig put the Dons over the top, after coming back to post a 6-7 (6), 7-6 (6), 6-1 win.
With the victory, San Francisco advances to the WCC semifinals Saturday. The Dons will face top-seeded Pepperdine at 11:30 a.m.
NO. 4 SAN FRANCISCO - 4
NO. 5 SAINT MARY'S - 3
Doubles
1. Olivan/Tirelli, SMC def. Cohen/Tu, USF - 9-7
2. Del Rosario/Ching, USF def. Hamdy/Christner, SMC - 8-6
3. Leon/Ellison, SMC def. Hart/Nachbauer, USF - 9-8 (7-5)
(order of finish: 2, 1, 3)
Singles
1. Tirelli, SMC def. Tu, USF - 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
2. Cohen, USF def. Christner, SMC - 6-4, 6-0
3. Olivan, SMC def. Nachbauer, USF - 7-5, 6-4
4. Hart, USF def. Leon, SMC - 6-2, 7-5
5. Hartwig, USF def. Zannoni, SMC - 6-7 (6), 7-6 (6), 6-1
6. Del Rosario, USF def. El Bouzkduri, SMC - 0-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4
(order of finish: 2, 4, 3, 1, 6, 5)
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