USF Men's Tennis Drops 4-3 decision to UAB

Tu Earns Sixth Straight Singles Victory As Dons Fall


(San Francisco) - Tommy Tu won his sixth consecutive singles match Thursday, but the USF men's tennis team fell short, falling 4-3 to Alabama-Birmingham at the Olympic Club in San Francisco.

UAB jumped out to an early advantage, taking two of three doubles matches from the Dons (3-7 overall). San Francisco's lone doubles victory came at the No. 1 spot, where Tu and Asaf Cohen posted an 8-6 victory for the duo's sixth straight doubles win.

USF rallied back in singles action, taking victories at the No. 1, 5 and 6 spots. Tu, who is ranked 95th nationally, earned his sixth consecutive victory at No. 1 thanks to a 6-4, 6-3 straight set win over Slawek Szeremeta. Playing No. 5, Rainer Nachbauer swept Tommy Petrich 7-5, 6-2, while Einar Hart earned a 7-5, 3-6, 10-6 victory over Tyrone Ewels at the No. 6 position.

The Dons will look to bounce back Tuesday, March 17, when they host Northern Colorado at the Cal Club. First serve is scheduled for 4 p.m.


USF v. UAB
Olympic Club
3/12/09
Doubles
Tommy Tu/Asaf Cohen (USF) def. Szeremeta/Ehrlich (UAB) - 8-6
Ly/Emery (UAB) def. Michael Careeno/Mitch Del Rosario (USF) - 8-4
Moser/Ewels (UAB) def. Einar Hart/Rainer Nachbauer (USF) - 8-4

order of finish 2,3,1

Singles
No. 95 Tu (USF) def. Szeremeta (UAB) - 6-4, 6-3
Emery (UAB) def. Cohen (USF) - 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Ly (UAB) def. Carreno (USF) - 7-6 (4), 6-4
Moser (UAB) def. Del Rosario (USF) - 7-5, 6-1
Nachbauer (USF) def. Petrich (UAB) - 7-5, 6-2
Hart (USF) def. Ewels (UAB) - 7-5, 3-6 (10-6)

order of finish

2,1,4,3,5,6

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University of San Francisco Tennis set to face UAB

Dons, Blazers meet at 1 p.m. at the Oympic Club





(San Francisco,CA) - The USF men's tennis team returns to the Bay Area this weekend, as it is set to the University of Alabama - Birmingham at the Olympic Club, Thursday at 1 p.m.

The Dons (3-6 overall) head into the match fresh off of a trip to Hawaii, where they dropped a 5-4 decision to Division II powerhouse Hawaii-Pacific. There was also a match against Hawaii-Manoa scheduled, but it was cancelled due to rain. The loss against HPU snapped a three-match win streak for San Francisco.

Senior Tommy Tu headlines the USF efforts this weekend, as the No. 1 singles player has won his last five singles matches and, when joining forces with Asaf Cohen, their last five doubles contests. Tu is currently ranked 95th nationally, marking the second Don from Northern California to earn a singles ranking in the past 10 years. The other lone USF Northern California representative to earn a national ranking is former San Francisco standout and current USF assistant coach, Pablo Pires de Almeida. With the two selections, San Francisco becomes the only school in the Northern California region to have two region natives earn national rankings in the past ten years.

In addition, with the ranking, Tu is now just the second junior, and native, of Northern California to earn a national rank in the last five years.

Following Thursday's match with UAB, San Francisco will hit the courts again next Tuesday, when it hosts Northern Colorado at the Cal Club at 4 p.m. The Dons will also host a crab feed at the Cal Club when they face off with the Bears.

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Men's Tennis Falls In Hawaii

Dons fall to Hawaii Pacific


March 9, 2009


(Honolulu, Hawaii) - The USF men's tennis traveled to Hawaii last weekend to play a pair of matches. The Dons dropped the opening contest to Hawaii-Pacific 5-4, before the second match against Hawaii was called due to rain.

Against HPU, USF took an early advantage, taking the doubles point. At the No. 1 sport, Tommy Tu and Asaf Cohen earned an 8-2 victory, while Einar Hart and Rainer Nachbauer battled for a 9-8 (4) win at No. 2.

In singles play, HPU rallied back taking four spots but USF's Tu and Cohen grabbed singles victories at the No. 1 and 2 spots, respectively. Tu fought for a straight set 7-6 (6), 6-2 victory at the top spot, but Cohen fell behind early, but was victorious 4-6, 6-0, 6-4 at the second slot.

"It was a tough day of sloppy tennis against an opponent that fought hard all the way through," commented head coach Peter Bartlett. "We have to give the Hawaii Pacific team a lot of credit. At 1 and 2 doubles we played well when it counted and came through with victories. In singles it was the same with 1 and 2 coming out with good wins over good players. Unfortunately sloppy play from the rest of the line up made it impossible to get another point on the day. We lost the match using division 2 rules 5-4."

San Francisco takes the courts again Thursday as it hosts UAB at the Olympic Club at 1 p.m.

Doubles
1) Tommy Tu and Asaf Cohen def. Bode and Bader 8-2
2) Einar Hart and Rainer Nachbauer def. Hroch and Luedi 9-8(4)
3) Torin Ching and Mitch Del Rosario def by. Samuilen and Merkov Hawaii Pacific 8-2

Singles
1) Tommy Tu def. Bode 7-6 (6), 6-2
2) Asaf Cohen def. Bader 4-6, 6-0, 6-4
3) Michael Carreno def. Luedi 6-2, 6-2
4) Rainer Nachbauer def by. Samuilen 6-4, 6-2
5) Einar Hart def by.Petrov Hawaii Pacific 6-3, 6-3
6) Jacob Hartwig def by.Merkov Hawaii Pacific 6-4, 6-4

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Tommy Tu Ranked No. 95 Nationally

San Francisco becomes the only school in Northern California to have two region natives earn national rankings in the past ten years

March 4, 2009


(San Francisco,CA) - Tommy Tu, of the USF Men's Tennis team, gained strong recognition Tuesday as the senior entered the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division I men's tennis singles rankings. Tu is currently nationally ranked for the first time in his USF career and is listed as 95th out of the 125 athletes ranked.

The ranking is a milestone for San Francisco, as Tu becomes the second Don from Northern California to earn a singles ranking in the past 10 years. The other lone USF Northern California representative to earn a national ranking is former San Francisco standout and current USF assistant coach, Pablo Pires de Almeida. With the two selections, San Francisco becomes the only school in the Northern California region to have two region natives earn national rankings in the past ten years.

In addition, with the ranking, Tu is now just the second junior, and native, of Northern California to earn a national rank in the last five years.

Tu, who has sailed through his last three matches, and the Dons travel to Hawaii this weekend, looking to extend their current three-match win streak. San Francisco (3-5) will face Hawaii-Pacific Friday at 3 p.m. before closing out the weekend with a 1 p.m. match at Hawaii Saturday.

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Dons Win Third Straight, Down Zags

Men's tennis defeats Gonzaga 6-1


Feb. 27, 2009


(San Francisco) USF men's tennis captured its third straight victory Friday afternoon as the Dons earned a 6-1 victory over Gonzaga at the Cal Club. With the victory, San Francisco improves to 3-5 for the spring.

San Francisco got off to a strong start, sweeping the doubles point before continuing the momentum into singles play. The Dons won five of six singles matches in straight sets, while dropping No. 4 in three. Tommy Tu earned a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 1, while Asaf Cohen earned a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 2 Rainer Nachbauer captured USF a point at No. 3 with a 6-4 6-3 victory and Einar Hart was victorious at No. 4, 6-0 6-0. Rounding out victories for the Dons was a 6-3, 6-3 victory at No. 6 for Jacob Hartwig.

USF will now hit the road, traveling to Hawai'i next weekend for a pair of matches.

USF 6, Gonzaga 1

Singles competition:
1. Tommy Tu (USF) def. Stefan Feddersen (GON) 6-1, 6-1
2. Asaf Cohen (USF) def. Conor Feeney (GON) 6-3, 6-2
3. Rainer Nachbauer (USF) def. Roman Dojcak (GON) 6-4, 6-3
4. Einar Hart (USF) def. Jake Davis (GON) 6-0, 6-0
5. Scott Sullivan (GON) def. Mitch Del Rosario (USF) 7-5, 5-7, 11-9
6. Jacob Hartwig (USF) def. Tomasz Falkowski (GON) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles competition:
1. Tommy Tu/Asaf Cohen (USF) def. Roman Dojcak/Conor Feeney (GON) 8-4
2. Mitch Del Rosario/Torin Ching (USF) def. Jake Davis/Scott Sullivan (GON) 8-3
3. Rainer Nachbauer/Einar Hart (USF) def. Stefan Feddersen/Tomasz Falkowski

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Dons defeat UC Davis at the California Tennis Club 5-2

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - The University of San Francisco Men's Tennis Team defeated UC Davis 5-2, Saturday afternoon in a non-conference match at the Cal Club. The teams played singles first where the Dons picked up five wins to clinch the overall victory. The Aggies then won the doubles point by posting two wins.USF improves to 2-5 on the season and next faces WCC Opponent Loyola Marymount.

Singles began with a victory by USF at No. 1 as Senior Tommy Tu defeated Michael Reiser, 6-4, 6-3. The next four matches also went to the Dons. The lone Aggie singles victory came from Nick Lopez, who defeated Asaf Cohen at No. 2, 6-4, 6-3.

In doubles, Michael Reiser teamed with Nic Amaroli to win at No. 1 over USF's Mitch del Rosario and Torin Ching, 8-4. The clinching match came at No. 3 where Josh Albert and Tyler Lee defeated USF's Peder Steen and Alex Kotlyar, 8-5.

The Dons next two upcoming opponents will be Loyola Marymount Sunday February 21st at the Cal Club and Gonzaga University Friday February 27th at the Olympic Club. Both matches are scheduled for a 1 o'clock showdown.


San Francisco 5, UC Davis 2
February 21, 2009
Cal Club (San Francisco, Calif.)

Singles
1. Tommy Tu (USF) d. Michael Reiser (UCD), 6-2, 6-1.
2. Nick Lopez (UCD) d. Asaf Cohen (USF), 6-4, 6-3.
3. Rainer Nachbauer (USF) d. Hunter Lee (UCD), 6-1, 7-5.
4. Einar Hart (USF) d. Tyler Lee (UCD), 6-2, 6-4.
5. Mitch del Rosario (USF) d. Chris Aria (UCD), 7-6, 6-2.
6. Jacob Hartwig (USF) d. Nic Amaroli (UCD), 7-5, 6-2.

Doubles
1. Amaroli/Reiser (UCD) d. del Rosario/Torin Ching (USF), 8-4.
2. Hart/Nachbauer (USF) d. H. Lee/Lopez (UCD), 8-2.
3. Josh Albert /T. Lee (UCD) d. Alex Kotlyar/Peder Steen (USF), 8-5

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USF defeats WCC Opponent #66 St.Mary's 6-1

(Moraga, Calif.) - After a slow start to the season, the USF men's tennis team captured its first victory of the spring Wednesday - a 6-1 victory over host Saint Mary's in Moraga. With the victory San Francisco improves t o 1-5 overall and 1-1 against West Coast Conference foes.

The Dons got off to a fast start, taking two-of-three from the Gaels. Tommy Tu and Asaf Cohen captured an 8-1 victory at the top spot, while Einar Hart and Rainer Nachbauer posted an 8-2 win at No. 3.

In singles play, San Francisco continued to roll, falling only at the No. 5 position. Jacob Hartwig earned a straight-set 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 6 to highlight the singles action. Tu at No. 1, Cohen at No. 2, Karill Karchmit at No. 3 and Nachbauer at No. 4 all earned victories in their respective matches.

San Francisco will hit the courts again Saturday, Feb. 21 when they host UC Davis at the Cal Club.

Doubles
1)Tommy Tu/Asaf Cohen def. Tirelli/Zannoni won 8-2
2)Torin Ching/Mitch Del Rosario def by. Leon/Olivan 4-8
3)Einar Hart/Rainer Nachbauer def. Ellison/Dawson 8-2

Singles

1)Tommy Tu def. Tirelli 6-2 0-6 6-3
2)Asaf Cohen def. Christner 3-6 7-6 (4) 10-6
3)Karill Karchmit def. Olivan 4-6 6-4 6-2
4)Rainer Nachbauer def. Leon 6-4 7-6 (5) 10-3
5)Einar Hart def by. Zannoni 1-6, 4-6
6)Jacob Hartwig def Hamdy 6-1 6-3

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