OJAI, Calif. – The Gonzaga men's tennis team fell 4-0 to the University of San Diego earlier today in the Semifinals Round of the WCC Men's Tennis Tournament. This was the first time since the 2014-15 season that the Zags competed in Semifinals Round.
Today's match began with a competitive doubles competition, as San Diego's August Holmgren and Gui Osorio defeated Gonzaga's Sasha Trkulja and Matthew Hollingworth 6-2 on court two. In the No.3 spot, the Zags tied the doubles competition when Arthus De La Bassetiere and Theo McDonald claimed a 6-2 win over USD's Marvin Schaber and David Nordfeldt. In a back-and-forth match, San Diego clinched the doubles point when Sacchitt Sharrma and Will Davies earned a 7-6 victory over Gonzaga's Pablo Galvan Gomez and Tom Hann.
Moving to the singles competition, Sharrma helped USD expand their lead when he defeated Hollingworth 6-3, 6-1 on court three. San Diego earned another team point when Holmgren earned a 6-2, 6-2 court one victory over Trkulja. In the No.2 spot, San Diego clinched the Semifinals victory when Osorio claimed a 6-3, 6-1 win over Andersson.
After San Diego clinched the 4-0 victory, all other singles matches went unfinished.
Up next: This match concludes the Gonzaga men's tennis team's season and the career of senior Theo McDonald. Stay up-to-date with the Gonzaga men's tennis team by visiting the GoZags.com website and following the @ZagMTennis account on Instagram and Twitter!
Records: With the loss, the Zags' record finishes at 18-6 on the year. For San Diego, their record on the year improves to 21-3 with the victory.
As the season concludes, multiple Gonzaga men's tennis records were broken this season, including the best home record with a perfect 11-0. This breaks the previous best home season of 5-0 in the 2019-20 season.
In head coach DJ Gurule's first season at the helm, the Bulldogs also have earned a program-record 18 dual wins, which breaks the previous record of 16 from the 2018-19 season. The overall 18-6 (.750) record is also currently the best dual record in program history, ahead of the current 10-4 (.714) record set in 2019-20.
The Zags also set a new Gonzaga men's tennis record with 9 dual sweeps this season, doubling the previous record of 6 dual sweeps set in the 1998-99 season. Finally, the Bulldogs broke the program record for the longest winning streak, which was set in the 2017-18 season, by winning eight straight duals between March 8th and April 9th.
Tennis Match Results
#19 San Diego 4, #63 Gonzaga 0
Singles Competition
1. #5 August Holmgren (USD) def. Sasha Trkulja (GU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Gui Osorio (USD) def. Oliver Andersson (GU) 6-3, 6-1
3. Sacchitt Sharrma (USD) def. Matthew Hollingworth (GU) 6-3, 6-1
4. Arthus Bassetiere (GU) vs. Alex Stater (USD) 6-4, 2-3 unfinished
5. Tom Hann (GU) vs. David Nardfeldt (USD) 4-6, 1-4 unfinished
6. Pablo Gomez Galvan (GU) vs. Will Davies (USD) 4-6, 2-5 unfinished
Doubles Competition:
1. Sacchitt Sharrma/Will Davies def. Pablo Galvan Gomez/Tom Hann (GON) 7-6
2. #22 August Holmgren/Gui Osorio (USD) def. Sasha Trkulja/Matthew Hollingworth (GU) 6-2
3. Arthus De La Bassetiere/Theo McDonald (GU) def. Marvin Schaber/David Nordfeldt 6-2
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,1,2)
