April 24, 2005

MALIBU, Calif. - The Gonzaga University men's tennis team ended its season at 5-17 overall, defeated by the University of San Francisco in the third round of the West Coast Conference Championships, 4-0. The Bulldogs finished in eighth place in the WCC.

The Dons won the doubles point with victories in the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. Phillip Riise-Hanssen and Pires De Almeida defeated the Bulldog duo of Dru Ernst and Reid Arthur 8-4, at No. 1, and Andrew Hogan and William O'Shea defeated Brett Womack and Cooper Fratt in the No. 2 spot, 8-4. In the final doubles match Gonzaga's duo of Bryce Cooper and Marco Pineda defeated Falko Huttenberger and Timo Kienle in the No. 3 spot 8-5.

San Francisco went on to capture three-of-six singles matches in the quest for seventh place. Huttenberger defeated Womack (6-4, 6-2) at No. 3, Fernando Rodriguez defeated Arthur (7-5, 6-4) at No. 4, and Andrew Bartolina defeated Fratt (6-2, 7-5) at No. 5. Cooper, Ernst and Pineda all left matches unfinished.

San Francisco 4, Gonzaga 0Doubles1) Risse-Hanssen/Pires De Almeida (USF) def. Ernst/Arthur (GU), 8-42) O'Shea/Hogan (USF) def. Womack/Fratt (GU), 8-43) Cooper/Pineda (GU) def. Huttenberger/Kienle (USF), 8-5
Singles1) Timo Kienle (USF) vs. Bryce Cooper (GU), DNF2) Phillip Riise-Hanssen (USF) vs. Dru Ernst (GU), DNF3) Falko Huttenberger (USF) def. Brett Womack (GU), 6-4, 6-24) Fernando Rodriguez (USF) def. Reid Arthur (GU), 7-5, 6-45) Andrew Bartolina (USF), def. Cooper Fratt (GU), 6-2, 7-56) Andrew Hogan (USF) vs. Marco Pineda (GU), DNF