Gonzaga University
San Diego
Gonzaga Men's Tennis Drops WCC Tournament Opener
4/27/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 27, 2001
MALIBU, Calif. - Gonzaga University's men's tennis team, the No. 7 seed, fell to second-seeded University of San Diego 4-1 Friday in the opening match of the West Coast Conference Men's Tennis Championship at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center on the Pepperdine University campus.
The lone Bulldog victory of the day came at No. 2 singles when Eduardo Kohlberg posted a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Ricardo Rizo.
As is standard practice in the WCC Championship, matches at No. 1 singles, No. 4 singles and No. 2 doubles were suspended after the Toreros clinched the victory.
Gonzaga will face No. 6 seed Loyola Marymount University Saturday at 11 a.m. LMU dropped a 4-1 decision to No. 3 seed Santa Clara University.
For complete WCC Championship results, visit the Pepperdine website at http://www.pepperdine.edu/athletics/pressreleases/mtresults.htm.
No. 2 San Diego 4, No. 7 Gonzaga 1Singles
Mattias Tangefjord (USD) vs. Timo Barry (GON), Suspended
Eduardo Kohlberg (GU) d. Ricardo Rizo 6-2, 6-3
Juan Cerda (USD) d. Joe Zavaglia 6-1, 6-3
Jason Pongsrikul (USD) d. Joel Wilkie (GON), Suspended
Stephen Taylor (USD) d. Shaun Whitney 7-6, 6-4
Ted Burghardt (USD) d. Brian McConnell 6-0, 6-1
Cerda-Tangefjord (USD) d. Barry-Whitney 8-2
Burghardt-Rizo (USD) vs. Kohlberg-Wilkie (GON), Suspended
Ross Bourne-Taylor (USD) d. McConnell-Zavaglia 8-2
