Box Score SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- The Gonzaga men's tennis team had a close match at San Diego State, but came out on top 4-3. The Zags now improve to 7-1 overall going into West Coast Conference play tomorrow at San Diego.
In doubles, No. 1 and No. 2 fell for the Zags to give SDSU the opening point.
Sasha Trkulja and
Matthew Hollingworth teamed up in the first position and fell 6-3. In the second spot,
Leon Roider and
Oliver Andersson competed together, but also fell 6-3.
Going into the singles play down, 1-0, the Bulldogs rallied to win it all. Andersson clinched the win for the Zags on court three in a three-set battle against Victor Castro. In the first set, Andersson fell 3-6. He then came back in the second set and won 6-3. In the final set to win the whole match, Andersson came out on top, 6-1.
Hollingworth was the first Zag off the court in singles competition with a 6-4, 6-0 win in the No. 2 spot against Johannes Seeman. Trkulja was the next one off as he fell 6-2 in both sets on court number one versus Joe Tyler.
The next GU player that finished was Arthus De La Bassetiere as he won 6-0, 6-4 in the No. 4 position against Alexander Mandma.
Tom Hann finished next on court No. 5 with a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Jules Auffrey. Roider was the second to last Zag to complete his match on court six as he fell 6-2, 7-5, to Judson Blair.
Up Next: The Zags take on the University of San Diego tomorrow, Sunday Feb. 27. The match is set to begin at 11 a.m. Live stats and video can be found at GoZags.com, along with Instagram and Twitter, @ZagMTennis.
