SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- The Gonzaga men's tennis team opened up West Coast Conference play at the No. 38 University of San Diego and fell 4-0.

The team started off competitions in doubles with Sasha Trkulja and Matthew Hollingworth taking on the No. 43 duo, August Holmgren and Gui Osorio on court one, and fell 6-3. Leon Roider and Oliver Andersson competed on court two against Will Davies and Iiro Vasa and also came up short, 6-3.

The Bulldogs went into singles competition down 1-0 and competed hard before the Toreros clinched the match.

Trkulja competed at the No. 1 spot and lost to No. 8 Holmgren, 6-2, 6-1. Andersson was another match that completed as he fell 6-1, 6-2, to Sacchitt Sharrma in the No. 3 spot. Tom Hann's match on court five was the other match to finish as he fell 7-5, 6-3, to Alex Stater. 

All the other singles matches went unfinished as the match was clinched at 4-0 for USD.

Records: Gonzaga is now 7-2 overall this season and 0-1 in the WCC. San Diego improves to 6-1 overall and 2-0 in the conference. 

Up Next: The Zags travel to Denver next Sunday, March 6. The match will begin at 11 a.m. 

#38 University of San Diego 4, #46 Gonzaga 0
2/27/2022 at San Diego, CA (Hogan Center)

Singles competition
1. #8 August Holmgren (USD-M) def. Sasha Trkulja (GU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Gui Osorio (USD-M) vs. Matthew Hollingworth (GU) 1-6, 6-1, 5-3, unfinished
3. Sacchitt Sharrma (USD-M) def. Oliver Andersson (GU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Iiro Vasa (USD-M) vs. Arthus Bassetiere (GU) 6-2, 2-6, 4-4, unfinished
5. Alex Stater (USD-M) def. Tom Hann (GU) 7-5, 6-3
6. Will Davies (USD-M) vs. Leon Roider (GU) 3-6, 6-2, 3-2, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. #43 August Holmgren/Gui Osorio (USD-M) def. Sasha Trkulja/Matthew Hollingworth (GU) 6-3
2. Will Davies/Iiro Vasa (USD-M) def. Leon Roider/Oliver Andersson (GU) 6-3
3. Sacchitt Sharrma/Blake Kasday (USD-M) vs. Tom Hann/Arthus Bassetiere (GU) 4-5, unfinished

Match Notes
Gonzaga 7-2, 0-1 WCC; National ranking #46
University of San Diego 6-1, 2-0 WCC; National ranking #38
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,3,5)