Saturday, January 25
Seattle, WA
9 a.m.
Gonzaga University
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Seattle
Men’s Tennis Wins Road-Opener at Seattle
1/25/2025 3:32:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Zags face UW on Sunday at Nordstrom Tennis Center
SEATTLE, Wash. – Gonzaga men's tennis defeated Seattle 4-0 on Saturday at the Amy Yee Tennis Center, improving to 3-0 on the non-conference dual season.
Giovanni Branchetti/Jay Fairclough won their doubles match 6-3, while Diego Herrera/Tom Dunlop fell 7-3 in a tiebreaker. The Bulldogs claimed the doubles point as Kai-Luca Ampaw/Nicholas Reeves survived a tiebreaker of their own, 7-2.
In singles, Fairclough (6-2, 6-1), Oscar Rashed (6-3, 6-0), and Ampaw (6-2, 6-4) each won in straight sets. Reeves and Dunlop were leading their matches when the singles point was clinched.
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs battle with UW at 1 p.m. tomorrow, Jan. 26 in Seattle. Live stats and video will be available at GoZags.com.
MATCH NOTES
- GU men's tennis is 3-0 this dual season after sweeping Eastern Washington last weekend.
- This was the first dual meeting between Gonzaga and Seattle since Jan. 2022, when the Bulldogs also won 4-0.
- Dating back to 2009, the Zags are now 15-0 all-time in dual matches against Seattle U, including 4-0 on the road.
- Giovanni Branchetti/Jay Fairclough are 3-0 in doubles to open the spring slate. The duo were 10-4 when paired up this fall, including a win over #13 UC Berkeley in October's quarterfinals of the ITA Northwest Regional Championships.
1/25 Dual Results:
Gonzaga 4, Seattle 0
Doubles
1. Giovanni Branchetti/Jay Fairclough def. Jun Sasagawa/Filip Stipic (SU) 6-3
2. Kai-Luca Ampaw/Nicholas Reeves def. Michael Frank/Veselin Kiselkov (SU) 7-6 (2)
3. Yuan Lu/Yu-Han Hsieh (SU) def. Diego Herrera/Tom Dunlop 7-6 (3)
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles
1. Giovanni Branchetti vs. Filip Stipic (SU) 5-7, 4-2 (unfinished)
2. Nicholas Reeves vs. Jun Sasagawa (SU) 7-6 (6), 5-2 (unfinished)
3. Kai-Luca Ampaw def. Veselin Kiselkov (SU) 6-2, 6-4
4. Jay Fairclough def. Yuan Lu (SU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Tom Dunlop vs. Dario Ristovski (SU) 6-1, 5-2 (unfinished)
6. Oscar Rashed def. Yu-Han Hsieh (SU) 6-3, 6-0
Order of Finish: 4, 6, 3
Giovanni Branchetti/Jay Fairclough won their doubles match 6-3, while Diego Herrera/Tom Dunlop fell 7-3 in a tiebreaker. The Bulldogs claimed the doubles point as Kai-Luca Ampaw/Nicholas Reeves survived a tiebreaker of their own, 7-2.
In singles, Fairclough (6-2, 6-1), Oscar Rashed (6-3, 6-0), and Ampaw (6-2, 6-4) each won in straight sets. Reeves and Dunlop were leading their matches when the singles point was clinched.
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs battle with UW at 1 p.m. tomorrow, Jan. 26 in Seattle. Live stats and video will be available at GoZags.com.
MATCH NOTES
- GU men's tennis is 3-0 this dual season after sweeping Eastern Washington last weekend.
- This was the first dual meeting between Gonzaga and Seattle since Jan. 2022, when the Bulldogs also won 4-0.
- Dating back to 2009, the Zags are now 15-0 all-time in dual matches against Seattle U, including 4-0 on the road.
- Giovanni Branchetti/Jay Fairclough are 3-0 in doubles to open the spring slate. The duo were 10-4 when paired up this fall, including a win over #13 UC Berkeley in October's quarterfinals of the ITA Northwest Regional Championships.
1/25 Dual Results:
Gonzaga 4, Seattle 0
Doubles
1. Giovanni Branchetti/Jay Fairclough def. Jun Sasagawa/Filip Stipic (SU) 6-3
2. Kai-Luca Ampaw/Nicholas Reeves def. Michael Frank/Veselin Kiselkov (SU) 7-6 (2)
3. Yuan Lu/Yu-Han Hsieh (SU) def. Diego Herrera/Tom Dunlop 7-6 (3)
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles
1. Giovanni Branchetti vs. Filip Stipic (SU) 5-7, 4-2 (unfinished)
2. Nicholas Reeves vs. Jun Sasagawa (SU) 7-6 (6), 5-2 (unfinished)
3. Kai-Luca Ampaw def. Veselin Kiselkov (SU) 6-2, 6-4
4. Jay Fairclough def. Yuan Lu (SU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Tom Dunlop vs. Dario Ristovski (SU) 6-1, 5-2 (unfinished)
6. Oscar Rashed def. Yu-Han Hsieh (SU) 6-3, 6-0
Order of Finish: 4, 6, 3
Players Mentioned
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
54UF
Filip Stipic / 0 [SU]
720
#2 Singles Match
123
75UF
Jun Sasagawa / 0 [SU]
620
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Veselin Kiselkov / 0 [SU]
24
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Yuan Lu / 0 [SU]
21
#5 Singles Match
123
65UF
Dario Ristovski / 0 [SU]
120
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Yu-Han Hsieh / 0 [SU]
30
Order of Finish:
4,6,3
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