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ITA Kickoff Weekend Recap
- Gonzaga competed in the ITA Kickoff Weekend for the first time in program history and went 1-1 with a win over New Mexico and a loss to No. 5 Baylor.
- GU took down the Lobos on the second day with a strong singles performance with wins from
Oliver Andersson,
Sam Feit,
Matthew Hollingworth and
Theo McDonald.
Highest Doubles Rank Ever
- The Gonzaga men's tennis doubles pair of
Sam Feit and
Matthew Hollingworth set a new standard with the program's highest-ever ranking in doubles at No. 33 in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings released Wednesday.
- Feit, a senior, and the freshman Hollingworth combined for a 7-3 overall record and 3-2 mark in dual-match play.
- In the fall, they won four straight matches at the ITA Northwest Regional to make the semifinals, which was the deepest run in the tournament in program history. The week included a win over Stanford's Sangeet Sridhar and Alexandre Rotsaert.
- So far this spring, the tandem has added a win over the then-No. 41 team of Jannik Opitz and Kennosuke Nouchi from Western Michigan.
Opening Week
- Gonzaga started the season on a solid note, going 2-1 in its opening weekend of play in Des Moines, Iowa.
- GU defeated host Drake in the season opener, 5-2. After falling to Western Michigan 4-3 on the second day of action, GU bounced back with a 6-1 win over Northern Illinois on Day Three.
- Freshman
Eric Hadigian and senior
Vincent Rettke each went 3-0 in singles on the week.
- Freshman
Oliver Andersson and sophomore
Theo McDonald each went 2-0, while senior
Sam Feit was 2-1 playing in the No. 1 spot in the lineup.
- Feit and freshman
Matthew Hollingworth were the bright spot in doubles, going 3-0.
Heading into 2020 Dual Season
- Gonzaga is coming off its best dual-match season ever in 2019, posting a 16-8 mark and a second-place finish in the WCC at 7-2.
- The 16 overall wins and seven league wins were both program records in head coach
Jonas Piibor's first season at the helm of the program.
- Gonzaga will take on a tough schedule, including current No. 5-ranked Baylor on the road.
- In addition to Baylor, league foes San Diego and BYU ended the 2019 season inside the top 50, and Santa Clara, Louisville and Drake all finished inside the top 75 of the final rankings.
Fall 2019 Highlights
- Gonzaga took on some of the nation's best players and held their own at the ITA All-American Championships, ITA Northwest Regionals and Gopher Invitational.
- At the All-Americans,
Sam Feit advanced to the third round of the Qualifying Draw with a pair of opening-round wins over UCLA's Drew Baird and Tulane's Hamish Stewart.
- Then at the Regionals, Feit and freshman
Matthew Hollingworth made GU's best-ever run in doubles with an appearance in the semifinals against eventual regional champion Oregon, and Feit also won four times to advance to the singles quarterfinals.
- Freshman
Eric Hadigian turned in a fantastic effort at the highly-competitive Gopher Invitational in the final weekend of the fall season, going 4-0 in singles play with wins over a pair of Big Ten opponents.
- At the GU Invitaional, freshman
Matthew Hollingworth advanced to the final of the top flight in the Blue Draw, while
Matthew Perkins won the White Draw with a win in the finals over fellow Zag
Bryan Husin.
- Senior
Sam Feit led the way with 10 wins during the fall tournament season, including two wins at the ITA All-Americans and four wins at the ITA Regionals.
- Freshman
Eric Hadigian was next with a 9-3 fall record, including four wins at the Gopher Invitational and three at the ITA Regionals.
- Fellow freshman
Matthew Hollingworth went 8-2 in his first collegiate fall season, winning three times each at the EWU Fall Classic and Gonzaga Invitational, as well as twice at the ITA Regionals.
- Gonzaga's success in doubles play was led by a pair of senior-freshman combinations.
- The pair of
Sam Feit and
Matthew Hollingworth made the program's deepest-ever run at the ITA Regionals, going 4-1 in the tournament.
-
Kyle Everly and
Eric Hadigian also posted four wins in the fall season, claiming two each at the EWU Fall Classic and the ITA Regionals.
Academic Success
- The GU men's tennis team was also recognized by the NCAA for having a 100-percent Graduation Success Rate for the 11th-straight year.
- In the fall 2019 semester, the men's tennis team posted the highest team GPA among Gonzaga Athletics programs at 3.63, along with eight earning University honors.
The Future is Bright
- Head coach
Jonas Piibor signed a pair of standouts to National Letters of Intent in November.
- Pablo Gomez, from Mexico City, Mexico, attended Moratouglou Academy in France, competing in tournaments around the country. He has a Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) of 13.2 with several wins over higher-rated players.
- Sasha Trkulja, from Toronto, Canada, is a two-time ITF champion and is the No. 1-ranked player under 18 in Ontario. He has a UTR of 12 and a career-high ITF junior ranking in the top 350.
The Squad
- GU returned seven from its record-breaking 2018-19 squad that finished a program-best second in the West Coast Conference and racked up a record 16 wins during the dual-match season.
- The veteran core includes a group of seniors in
Sam Feit,
Kyle Everly,
Vincent Rettke,
Simon Homedes Dualde and
Bryan Husin.
- Gonzaga also added its best recruiting class in program history: ranked No. 24 in the nation and No. 3 among mid-majors.
- The recruiting class included the No. 15 overall recruit in
Eric Hadigian out of Sacramento, Calif., and No. 35 overall recruit
Oliver Andersson, a native of Sweden. No. 115 overall
Brandon Park out of Bakersfield, Calif., and
Matthew Hollingworth from Great Britain round out the class. GU also added Kentucky transfer
Theo McDonald in the offseason. All five competed for GU during the fall season.
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