University of San Francisco Men's Tennis Falls to UC Irvine 4-3

(Irvine,CA)

Thai Tu, Ola Bakke and Mark DeCastro each earned singles victories Sunday as the USF men's tennis team dropped at 4-3 decision at UC Irvine.

With the loss, the Dons evened their record for the spring at 1-1.

Irvine jumped out with an early lead, earning the doubles point. The Dons won just one spot, as Tu and Asaf Cohen earned an 8-6 victory at No. 1 over Zac Tsai and Khunpol Issara.

The Dons earned three points in singles play, thanks to victories at No. 1, 3 and 5. Tu earned his second victory of the season with a three-set win (2-6, 7-5, 6-1) over Fabian Matthews. Bakke earned his second career victory for USF at No. 2, defeating Shimpei Suzuki. DeCastro won his second consecutive singles match at No. 5, downing Steven Henderson 6-1, 6-3.

San Francisco will return to the courts Wednesday as they host Hawai'I at the Olympic Club in San Francisco.


UC Irvine 4, San Francisco 3
No. 1 Thai Tu (USF) def. Fabian Matthews (UCI) 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
No. 2 Sam Gould (UCI) def. Asaf Cohen (USF) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 Ola Bakke (USF) def. Shimpei Suzuki (UCI) 6-1, 7-6
No. 4 Zac Tsai (UCI) def. Einar Hart (USF) 6-1, 6-3
No. 5 Mark DeCastro (USF) def. Steven Henderson (UCI) 7-5, 6-2
No. 6 Khunpol Issara (UCI) def. William Schumacher (USF) 7-5, 6-4

Singles Order of Finish: 5, 4, 1, 3, 6, 2


No. 1 Tu/Cohen (USF) def. Tsai/Issara (UCI) 8-6
No. 2 Gould/Henderson (UCI) def. DeCastro/Hart (USF) 8-6
No. 3 Suzuki/ Jon Kazarian (UCI) def. Schumacher/Bakke (USF) 8-6

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Dons defeat WCC Opponent LMU 6-1

(Los Angeles,CA)

The University of San Francisco Men's tennis opened the 2010 spring season Saturday with a 6-1 victory over Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles. William Schumacher and Mark DeCastro earned their first career victories in the Dons' season opener.

USF jumped out to an early lead, earning the doubles point. Playing No. 2, Thai Tu and Asaf Cohen posted an 8-3 victory over Lopez and Sauer. At No. 1, De Castro and Jacob Hartwig downed Maggi and Malet 8-6. LMU earned the victory at No. 3 as Zaraca and Bazula earned an 8-6 win against USF's Schumacher and Ola Bakke.

In singles action, Tu, Bakke, Hart, DeCastro and Schumacher earned victories to give USF the win. Tu downed Sauer at No. 1 6-1, 6-2, while Bakke earned at victory at No. 3 over Malet, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0. Hart earned the victory at No. 4, defeating Bazula 7-6 and DeCastro secured a No. 5 win with a straight-set 6-3, 6-1 win against Maggi. Schumacher earned his victory at No. 6, downing Andreasian in straight sets 6-2, 6-2.

USF returns to action Sunday at UC Irvine.

Doubles
1 - Tu/Cohen (USF) def. Lopez/Sauer (LMU) 8-3
2 - DeCastro/Hart (USF) def. Maggi/Malet 8-6
3 - Zaraca/Bazula (LMU) def. Schumacher/Bakke (USF) 8-6
Singles
1 - Tu (USF) def. Sauer (LMU) - 6-1, 6-2
2 - Lopez (LMU) def. Cohen (USF) - 6-3, 7-6(3)
3 - Bakke (USF) def. Malet (LMU) - 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
4 - Hart (USF) def. Bazula (LMU) - 7-6 (3), 6-4
5 - DeCastro (USF) def. Maggi (LMU) - 6-3, 6-1
6 - Schumacher (USF) def. Andreasian (LMU) 6-2, 6-2

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USF to battle against WCC Opponent Loyola Marymount University

Friday Jan 29th,2010
(San Francisco,CA)

The University of San Francisco Men's Team rained out of it's first three matches will play Loyola Marymount and UC Irvine this weekend down in LA. The Dons are picked to finish 3rd in the West Coast Conference in 2010 and look to finish higher than their 3rd place finish of 2009. The Loyola Marymount Lions are projected to finish 5th on the Men's side. Match time will be at 12p.m. on Saturday January 30th at the LMU Tennis Center.

Scouting the opponent
The Loyola Marymount Men bring three seniors this year and two talented sophomores. The Lions are led by Ivan Lopez who is ranked #87 in the ITA rankings in singles and is ranked #60 with Otto Sauer in doubles. The Lions will look to seniors Borja Malet, Renzo Maggi, and Nick Von Der Ahe.

Last Meeting
The Dons last faced the Lions on April 4th, 2009 with the Dons Winning 4-3 thanks to Rainer Nachbauer's cliniching singles victory at the #3 singles position. The Dons would win the doubles point and Seniors Tommy Tu and Mitch Del Rosario both posted singles wins.

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USF Sophomore Thai Tu Receives Regional Ranking

USF Sophomore Thai Tu (Alameda,CA) received a regional ranking of #20 for the start of the spring season. The vote was based on the the Northwest College Coaches and was administered by the ITA Committee. Tu and Senior Asaf Cohen (Tel Aviv,Israel)also received the #10 ranking in doubles for the Northwest section.

Men’s Northwest Rankings
Administered by the ITA
NCAA Division I Tennis
January 5, 2010

SINGLES

1. Bradley Klahn - Stanford
2. Pedro Zerbini - California
3. Alex Clayton - Stanford
4. Chris Konigsfldt - California
5. Richard Wire - Stanford
6. Jevan Nedunchezhiyan - Washington
7. Kiryl Harbatsiuk - Sacramento State
8. Bo Katsarov - California
9. Gregory Hirshman - Stanford
10. Ryan Thatcher - Stanford
11. Artem Gramma - Pacific
12. Rikus DeVilliers - Fresno State
13. Anton Stryhas - Sacramento State
14. Kyle McMorrow - Washington
15. Jonathan Dahan - California
16. Jason Smith - Sacramento State
17. Nick Andrews - California
18. Matt Kandath - Stanford
19. Derek Drabble - Washington
20. Thai Tu - San Francisco

DOUBLES
1. Klahn/Thatcher - Stanford
2. Zapletal/Leiby - Fresno State
3. Dahan/Zerbini - California
4. Stryhas/Hartbatsuik - Sacramento State
5. Konigsfeldt/Andrews - California
6. McMorrow/Nedunchezhiyan - Washington
7. Rosinki/Obenaus - Washington
8. DeVilliers/Boutillier - Fresno State
9. Zivkovic/Schleining - Portland
10. Tu/Cohen - San Francisco

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Dons picked to Finish 3rd in WCC Conference

San Bruno,CA
January 26, 2010

The University of San Francisco Men's Tennis Team was picked to finish 3rd in the West Coast Conference preseason poll, as voted by the Head Coaches in the Conference.The Dons have finished 3rd in 2003, 2006,and in 2009. Pepperdine University was picked as the favorite to win this year's West Coast Conference title in the 2010 preseason poll. 2009 WCC Champion Pepperdine garnered seven first place votes for a total of 49 points in the men's poll. The Waves are currently ranked No. 17 in the ITA national rankings. San Diego, last year's second place finisher in the WCC, received the remaining first place vote and a total of 41 points to take second place in the preseason poll. San Francisco was picked third with 33 points, while Santa Clara came in fourth with one less point than the Dons. Loyola Marymount received 24 points, edging out Portland, who received 21 points from the coaches. Saint Mary's came in seventh with 16 points, and Gonzaga rounded out the poll with eight.

On the men's preseason all-conference team, San Diego's Dean Jackson and Pepperdine's Bassam Beidas topped the list, both of whom competed in last year's NCAA Tournament. Jackson became an All-American in singles after his run to the Round of 16, while Beidas Beidas appeared on the All-American list in doubles. Pepperdine's Alex Llompart, last year's WCC Freshman of the Year, also gained a spot on the preseason team along with All-WCC First Team member Filip Zivkovic from Portland. Loyola Marymount's No. 1 singles player Ivan Lopez was also a preseason all-conference selection joined by San Diego's Nikola Bubnic, who played an integral part in San Diego's second place finish at last year's WCC Championships.

2010 WCC Men's Tennis Preseason Poll
1. Pepperdine - 49 (7)
2. San Diego - 41 (1)
3. San Francisco - 33
4. Santa Clara - 32
5. Loyola Marymount - 24
6. Portland - 21
7. Saint Mary's - 16
8. Gonzaga - 8
(First place votes)

2010 Preseason All-Conference Singles Players
Dean Jackson, USD
Bassam Beidas, PEP
Alex Llompart, PEP
Filip Zivkovic, POR
Ivan Lopez, LMU
Nikola Bubnic, USD

Courtesy of WCC Sports.com

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Dons set to face Toreros

The University of San Francisco Men's Tennis team will face the USD Toreros Tuesday January 19th at the USD West Tennis Courts at 1:30p.m. The Dons unable to complete their first match against the Pepperdine Waves due to inclimate weather will look to battle the Toreros. With the forecast having a good chance of rain, singles play will most likely happen first. Go Dons!!!




Last Meeting
The Dons last faced the Toreros in the 3rd/4th place match in the West Coast Conference Tournament during the 2008 season losing a heart breaking match 4-3. The match came down to the #6 singles match with San Diego winning the 3rd set tiebreaker.

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USF vs. Pepperdine delayed due to rain

Sunday January 17, 2010




The University of San Francisco Men's tennis team was battling against #17 Pepperdine University today at the Malibu Racquet Club when play was halted due to rain. The dual match will try and continue Monday if weather stays clear. The Dons will next battle the University of San Diego tuesday down in San Diego. Both coaches from USF and Pepperdine hope to reschedule the match, which was there Spring dual season opener for both Universities. Play will resume from the point it was stopped.

Doubles

1) Sebastian Fanselow-Mousheg Hovhannisyan (PEP) vs. Asaf Cohen-Thai Tu (USF): tied 2-2

2) #52 Alex Llompart-Finn Tearney (PEP) vs. Mark DeCastro-Jacob Hartwig (USF): PEP leads 6-2

3) Daniel Moss-Jenson Turner (PEP) vs. Ola Bakke-William Schumacher (USF): tied 3-3

Singles

1) #70 Alex Llompart (PEP) vs. Thai Tu (USF)

2) Finn Tearney (PEP) vs. Asaf Cohen (USF)

3) #96 Sebastian Fanselow (PEP) vs. Ola Bakke (USF)

4) Mousheg Hovhannisyan (PEP) vs. Mark DeCastro (USF)

5) Daniel Moss (PEP) vs. William Schumacher (USF)

6) Jenson Turner (PEP) vs. Jacob Hartwig (USF)

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Dons get set to ride the Pepperdine Waves in Malibu

The University of San Francisco Men's Tennis team will face the Pepperdine Waves Saturday January 17th at 12p.m. at the Malibu Racquet Club to kickoff the 09-10 season. The Dons finished the 2008-2009 season last year 9-12 with a 3rd place finish in the West Coast Conference losing to #18 Pepperdine University 4-0 in the Conference Semifinals and defeating University of Portland 4-1 to finish 3rd. The Pepperdine Waves finished the 2008-2009 season 20-10 Winning the WCC Title and defeating Cal 4-1 in the first round of the NCAA's before losing to Stanford 4-0 in the 2nd rd of the NCAA Tournament in Palo Alto.

New Faces for the Dons
The Dons Bring in 5 new players to the squad this year led by sophomore Cal Transfer Thai Tu(Alameda,CA). Tu is the brother of former USF #1 Tommy Tu c/o'09. The Dons also add University of Arizona transfer Ola Bakke (Oslo,Norway)and three freshman Mark DeCastro (Union City,CA) Will Schumacher (New Orleans,LA) and Spring 2010 addition Richard Bucalem (San Paulo, Brazil). The Dons look improve on their 2009 Season.

Scouting the Opponent
The Pepperdine Waves will be led by #39 Bassam Beidas who claimed the 2009 Southern Intercollegiate tournament defeating USC's Daniel Nguyen. Returning players for the Waves will be Alex Llompart (Carolina, Puerto Rico) , Alejandro Moreno (Queretaro, Mexico), and Stuart Kepler (Dallas, TX).

Match Location
The Dual match will be played at the Malibu Racquet Club. For more information log on to www.maliburacquetclub.com

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