SEATTLE, Wash. – Gonzaga men's tennis fell 7-0 to Washington on Sunday at Nordstrom Tennis Center, the Zags' first defeat of the dual season.
The Huskies clinched the doubles point as
Giovanni Branchetti/
Jay Fairclough and
Diego Herrera/
Tom Dunlop dropped matches.
In singles, Branchetti, Dunlop, and
Nicholas Reeves came up short in two sets to secure the dual for UW. The teams continued playing, with Fairclough getting bested 6-4, 6-4.
The final two singles matches went to three sets, as
Kai-Luca Ampaw and
Oscar Rashed each won their first frames, dropped second sets 6-3, and fell in super tiebreakers. Ampaw's final frame was 10-4, while Rashed was outlasted 10-5.
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs host Montana State (Jan. 31 at 3 p.m.) and Nevada (Feb. 2 at 10 a.m.) at the Stevens Center. Live stats and video will be available at
GoZags.com for those unable to attend.
MATCH NOTES
- GU men's tennis is now 3-1 this dual season after sweeping Eastern Washington twice last weekend, then beating Seattle yesterday, 4-0.
- UW men's tennis is now 3-0 this dual season.
1/26 Dual Results:
Washington 7, Gonzaga 0
Doubles
1. Cesar Bouchelaghem/Dzianis Zharyn (UW) def.
Giovanni Branchetti/
Jay Fairclough 6-2
2.
Kai-Luca Ampaw/
Nicholas Reeves vs. Nedim Suko/Soham Purohit (UW) 1-5 (DNF)
3. Rohan Belday/Brett Pearson (UW) def.
Diego Herrera/
Tom Dunlop 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 3
Singles
1. Cesar Bouchelaghem (UW) def.
Giovanni Branchetti 6-1, 6-0
2. Dzianis Zharyn (UW) def.
Nicholas Reeves 6-3, 6-4
3. Soham Purohit (UW) def.
Kai-Luca Ampaw 1-6, 6-3, (10-4)
4. Nedim Suko (UW) def.
Jay Fairclough 6-4, 6-4
5. Ivan Sodan (UW) def.
Tom Dunlop 6-2, 6-1
6. Rohan Belday (UW) def.
Oscar Rashed 5-7, 6-3, (10-5)
Order of Finish: 1, 5, 2, 4, 3, 6