March 10, 2005

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Gonzaga University men's tennis team lost a West Coast Conference match to Loyola Marymount University 6-1 Thursday afternoon.

With the loss the Zags drop to 2-9 overall and 0-2 in WCC play. Loyola Marymount improves to 3-5 overall and 1-1 in WCC play.

GU's lone win came in the No. 4 singles spot when freshman Cooper Fratt defeated Linas Cicenas in straight sets 6-4, 6-3. GU also came close to a second victory in the No. 5 spot when freshman Marco Pineda took Matt Phillips to three sets, losing the first set 6-1, then winning the second set 7-5 but dropped the third set 6-0.

The Bulldogs will be back in action on Friday as they head to Riverside, Calif. for a match against the University of California, Riverside at 2 p.m.

Gonzaga 1, Loyola Marymount 6Mar. 10, 2005
Doubles1) Michael Wojnarowicz / Matt Phillips (LMU) def. Dru Ernst / Reid Arthur (GU), 8-12) Beau Berglund / Carlos Malet (LMU) def. Robert Penney / Cooper Fratt (GU), 8-23) Linas Cicenas / Ashton Politanoff (LMU) def. Brett Womack / Marco Pineda (GU), 8-4
Singles1) Michael Wojnarowicz (LMU) def. Dru Ernst (GU), 6-2, 6-02) Nicolas Terrien (LMU) def. Brett Womack (GU), 7-5, 7-53) Beau Berglund (LMU) def. Reid Arthur (GU), 6-3, 6-24) Cooper Fratt (GU) def. Linas Cicenas (LMU), 6-4, 6-35) Matt Phillips (LMU) def. Marco Pineda (GU), 6-1, 5-7, 6-06) Michael Chan (LMU) def. Robert Penney (GU), 6-1, 6-3