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Men's Tennis Finishes Day two of Aggie Invitational

The tournament continues tomorrow

DAVIS, Calif. -- The Gonzaga men's tennis team wrapped up the second day of the Aggie Invitational Saturday afternoon.

The day started off with doubles, Giovanni Branchetti and Jay Fairclough teamed up and won 8-5 over Sacramento State. Kai-Luca Ampaw and Fabio Stapper also played together and fell 8-4 to Cal Poly. Tom Dunlop and Oscar Rashed also competed together and fell 8-6 to Saint Mary's.

In singles, Branchetti competed Saint Mary's and had a three set battle, but fell, 6-4, 4-6, 6-7 (2). Rashed played Sacramento State and won in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, in the quarterfinals in his bracket. He went onto the semifinals before falling in three sets, 2-6, 6-2, 5-7.

Ampaw won in the quarterfinals against Santa Clara, 6-4, 6-4, and moved on to the semifinals round. In the next round, he competed against Cal Poly and went to three sets. He ultimately fell, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6. Fairclough also competed against Santa Clara in the quarterfinals, but came out just short at 6-2, 6-3.

Gonzaga also competed in extra matches in the morning outside of the scheduled brackets. Stapper played Cal Poly and won 2-6, 7-6 (2), 12-10. Dunlop also started a match before having to retire against Cal Poly.

Up Next: The Zags continue the tournament tomorrow in California.
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Players Mentioned

Kai-Luca  Ampaw

Kai-Luca Ampaw

Freshman
Giovanni  Branchetti

Giovanni Branchetti

Junior
Tom Dunlop

Tom Dunlop

Sophomore
Jay  Fairclough

Jay Fairclough

Freshman
Oscar Rashed

Oscar Rashed

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kai-Luca  Ampaw

Kai-Luca Ampaw

Freshman
Giovanni  Branchetti

Giovanni Branchetti

Junior
Tom Dunlop

Tom Dunlop

Sophomore
Jay  Fairclough

Jay Fairclough

Freshman
Oscar Rashed

Oscar Rashed

Sophomore