Feb. 3, 2008

Spokane, Wash. - The Gonzaga University men's tennis team posted a 6-1 victory over visiting Whitman College Sunday at the Spokane Racquet Club.

With the victory, the Bulldogs even their record to 3-3 on the season, while Whitman drops to 0-3.

Gonzaga jumped out to an 1-0 advantage after doubles play thanks to winning 2-of-3 matches. The Zags' top duo, of Roman Dojcak and Stefan Feddersen, edged out a 9-8 victory over Daniel and Matthew Solomon at No. 1. At the No. 2 position, Gonzaga secured the doubles point as Zack Radetzky and Charles Adams downed Jake Cappel and Nadeem Kassam 8-5. Whitman avoided the doubles sweep when Christopher Fuchs and Jusitn Hayashi defeated Cooper Fratt and Conor Feeney 9-8.

The Bulldogs posted five victories in singles play to earn the victory. At the No. 1 spot, Dojcak downed Matthew Solomon 6-2, 6-4, while Feddersen downed Daniel Solomon 6-3, 6-1 at the No. 2 position. Radetzky earned a straight-set victory over Cappel at the No. 3 spot, 6-3, 6-2. At No. 5, Feeney posted a three-set, 7-5, 3-6, 10-3 victory over Dan Wilson, while Adams rounded out Gonzaga's victory with a 7-6, 6-1 victory over Hayashi at No. 6. Whitman earned its lone point of the game when GU's Fratt dropped a 2-6, 6-3, 10-4 decision to Chris Bailey at No. 4.

The Zags will return to the courts Feb. 12 at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Wash.

Gonzaga 6, Whitman 1Spokane, Wash.2/3/08
Doubles1 - Dojcak/Feddersen (GU) def. Solomon/Solomon (WC) 9-82 - Radetzky/Adams (GU) def. Cappel/Kassam (WC) 8-53 - Fuchs/Hayashi (WC) def. Feeney/Fratt (GU) 9-8
Singles1 - Dojcak (GU) def. M. Solomon (WC) 6-2, 6-42 - Feddersen (GU) def. D. Solomon (WC) 6-3, 6-13 - Radetzky (GU) def. Cappel (WC) 6-3, 6-24 - Bailey (WC) def. Fratt (GU) 2-6, 6-3, 10-45 - Feeney (GU) def. Wilson (WC) 7-5, 3-6, 10-36 - Adams (GU) def. Hayashi (WC) 7-6, 6-1