SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga men's tennis came up short on Sunday, falling 4-3 to Idaho at the Stevens Center.

The Zags got on the board first, notching the doubles point with dominant 6-2 showings from Jay Fairclough/Nicholas Reeves and Giovanni Branchetti/Kai-Luca Ampaw. When the dual moved to singles, Tom Dunlop/Gus Krauel were leading 4-2.

All six singles matches were tightly contested, with half going to three sets and four total tiebreakers. Dunlop gave the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead, winning 6-3, 6-4 in — amazingly — the most lopsided singles bout of the afternoon.

The Vandals bounced back, surviving Reeves (6-4, 7-6 (2)), Diego Herrera (7-5, 7-5), and Branchetti (6-2, 0-6, 7-6 (6)) to take a 3-2 advantage in the overall match. On court 4, Fairclough rallied from a dropped first frame to win 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

With the dual knotted 3-3, all eyes turned to court two, where Ampaw was in the third set of a battle. The freshman had dropped the first frame 7-5 and withstood a tiebreaker 8-6 in the second. In the final set, Idaho's Chetanna Amadike prevailed 7-5 to clinch the overall match.

UP NEXT: The Bulldogs travel to California over spring break, facing UC San Diego (March 9) and San Diego State (March 12). GU opens WCC play with a home dual against Portland (March 23). For those unable to attend, live video and stats will be available at GoZags.com.

MATCH NOTES
- Gonzaga men's tennis is 6-5 this spring season, with wins against Eastern Washington (twice), Seattle (twice), Montana State, and Montana.
- This snaps a two-dual winning streak for the Zags, who beat No. 69 Montana (5-2 on Feb. 23) and Seattle (4-0 on March 1) at home in their last outings.
- GU is now 5-2 at the Stevens Center, with the other defeat coming to Nevada (4-3 on Feb. 2)
- Idaho is now 5-5 this season, ending a two-dual losing streak.

3/2 Dual Results:
Idaho 4, Gonzaga 3

Doubles
1. Giovanni Branchetti/Kai-Luca Ampaw def. Francisco Gay/Yu-Shun Lai (ID), 6-2
2. Jay Fairclough/Nicholas Reeves def. Sebastian Medica/Chetanna Amadike (ID), 6-2
3. Tom Dunlop/Gus Krauel vs. Gabriel Moroder/Eric Wang (ID), 4-2 (unfinished)
Order of Finish: 2, 1

Singles
1. Francisco Gay (ID) def. Giovanni Branchetti, 6-2, 0-6, 7-6 (6)
2. Chetanna Amadike (ID) def. Kai-Luca Ampaw, 7-5, 6-7 (6), 7-5
3. Sebastian Medica (ID) def. Nicholas Reeves, 6-4, 7-6 (2)
4. Jay Fairclough def. Yu-Shun Lai (ID), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
5. Tom Dunlop def. Gabriel Moroder (ID), 6-3, 6-4
6. Eric Wang (ID) def. Diego Herrera, 7-5, 7-5 
Order of Finish: 5, 3, 6, 1, 4, 2