Skip To Main Content

Gonzaga University Athletics

Men's Tennis
4
Winner Gonzaga GU
0
Seattle U SU
Winner
Gonzaga GU
4
Final
0
Seattle U SU

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Michael Brock, Sports Information Intern

Men’s Tennis Wins Road-Opener at Seattle

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
 
Print Friendly Version