STOCKTON, Calif. – Earlier this afternoon, the Gonzaga men's tennis team faced the University of Pacific in a road conference dual match and fell 4-1. Following today's event, the Zags will look forward to celebrating Senior Day on April 22nd against Portland University.
In the doubles competition, Pacific's Peter Alam and Andre Rodeia earned a 6-1 court one win over
Sasha Trkulja and
Oliver Andersson. Gonzaga tied the doubles competition when
Tom Hann and
Pablo Gomez Galvan defeated Pacific's Coby McCaig and Tiago Silva by a score of 6-1 on court three. In the No.2 spot, Pacific clinched the doubles point when Terence Das and Ran Amar picked up a 7-5 victory against Gonzaga's Arthus Bassetiere and
Leon Roider.
Moving to the singles competition, Pacific increased their lead when Ran Amar earned a 7-5, 6-1 win against Andersson on court two. Shortly after, Pacific's Manroop Saini claimed a 6-4, 6-2 court six victory over Gomez Galvan. Gonzaga earned their first team point of the day when Trkulja defeated Peter Alam, ending with a score of 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 in the No.1 spot. Pacific clinched the team victory when Silva picked up a 7-6, 6-3 win against Hann on court four.
With Pacific having already clinched the team victory, all other remaining singles matches went unfinished.
Up next: The Gonzaga men's tennis team will conclude their regular season with a match against Portland on April 22 at 12 p.m. in the Stevens Center.
A live stream of Gonzaga's match against Portland can be found at GoZags.com.
Records: Following today's match, the season record for the Zags drops to 8-11. For Pacific, their record on the year improves to 5-14 with the win. The historical record between the Zags and Tigers also moves to 2-9 in favor of Pacific.
Results:
Pacific 4, Gonzaga 1
Singles Competition
1.
Sasha Trkulja (GU) def. Peter Alam (PAC) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
2. Ran Amar (PAC) def.
Oliver Andersson (GU) 7-5, 6-1
3. Terence Das (PAC) vs. Arthus Bassetiere (GU) 7-5, 5-5, unfinished
4. Tiago Silva (PAC) def.
Tom Hann (GU) 7-6, 6-3
5. Andre Rodeia (PAC) vs.
Leon Roider (GU) 2-6, 6-3, 1-2, unfinished
6. Manroop Saini (PAC) def.
Pablo Gomez Galvan (GU) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles Competition:
1. Peter Alam/Andre Rodeia (PAC) def.
Sasha Trkulja/
Oliver Andersson (GU) 6-1
2. Terence Das/Ran Amar (PAC) def. Arthus Bassetiere/
Leon Roider (GU) 7-5
3.
Tom Hann/
Pablo Gomez Galvan (GU) def. Coby McCaig/Tiago Silva (PAC) 6-1
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,6,1,4)