SPOKANE, Wash. – After securing the doubles point in a tiebreaker, Gonzaga men's tennis (9-10 overall, 1-5 WCC) fell 4-1 to No. 7 San Diego on Sunday at the Stevens Center.

In the season's home finale, the Bulldogs put up a fight against the nationally-ranked Toreros. San Diego's Oliver Tarvet/Stian Klaassen — slotted No. 3 on this week's ITA doubles rankings —  defeated Giovanni Branchetti/Kai-Luca Ampaw 6-2, then Tom Dunlop/Gus Krauel withstood their pairing 6-4.

The doubles point would come down to court two, where Jay Fairclough/Nicholas Reeves were knotted 4-4 with their duo. That bout went to a tiebreaker, with Gonzaga prevailing 7-5 to claim the dual's opening point. With the victory, Fairclough/Reeves are now 9-0 when paired up this Spring.

San Diego responded in singles, taking down Reeves (6-1, 6-1), Branchetti (6-0, 6-2), Dunlop (6-3, 6-1), and Oscar Rashed (6-3, 6-2) to clinch the overall match. Branchetti faced Oliver Tarvet, ITA's No. 3 singles player. The dual ended with Ampaw and Fairclough battling through their second sets. Ampaw trailed against No. 83 Savriyan Danilov, while Fairclough had dropped a first-frame tiebreaker.

The Toreros (6-0 WCC) claimed at least a share of the conference regular season title with Sunday's victory. Pepperdine (4-1) would need to beat both San Diego (April 18) and Saint Mary's (April 19) at home to share the WCC regular season honors with the Toreros.

UP NEXT: The Bulldogs conclude regular season WCC play with a road dual against No. 75 Santa Clara on Saturday (April 19).

MATCH NOTES
- Gonzaga men's tennis is 9-10 overall and 1-5 in WCC play this spring season, with wins against Eastern Washington (twice), Seattle (twice), Montana State, No. 69 Montana, UC San Diego, SDSU, and Portland.
- The Zags have dropped five straight after winning five out of six matches.
- San Diego is now 21-3 overall and 6-0 in WCC play.
- San Diego was slotted No. 7 on this week's ITA team rankings, landing as high as No. 6 this season.
- For ITA's doubles rankings, San Diego'sOliver Tarvet/Stian Klaassen are No. 3.
- This week, Oliver Tarvet is ranked No. 3 in singles, while Savriyan Danilov is No. 83.
- Winners of seven straight, San Diego has also beaten then-ranked teams in UCLA (#20), South Carolina (#16), Florida State (#10), Oklahoma (#12), Duke (#7), UCF (#21), Arizona State (#38), USC (#21), Old Dominion (#66), UC Santa Barbara (#45), Harvard (#10), Santa Clara (#71), LMU (#72), and Pacific (#63).
- The Toreros' only losses came to then-ranked teams TCU (#1), Arizona (#14), and Columbia (#7).

DOUBLES NOTES
- The Zags are 26-25 in doubles matches this Spring.
- Fairclough leads the Bulldogs in overall doubles wins (15-3), followed by Reeves (11-1), Branchetti (11-7), and Ampaw (7-9).
- Fairclough/Reeves won their ninth straight doubles match, improving to 9-0 when paired up this Spring.

SINGLES NOTES
- The Zags are 45-47 in singles matches this season.
- Fairclough (9-3) and Ampaw (9-8) lead GU in singles wins, followed by Dunlop (7-8) and Rashed (6-6).

4/13 Dual Results:
No. 7 San Diego 4, Gonzaga 1

Doubles
1. No. 3 Oliver Tarvet/Stian Klaassen (USD) def. Giovanni Branchetti/Kai-Luca Ampaw, 6-2
2. Jay Fairclough/Nicholas Reeves def. Savriyan Danilov/Adrien Berrut (USD), 7-6 (5)
3. Tom Dunlop/Gus Krauel def. Nikhil Niranjan/Blake Kasday (USD), 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles
1. No. 3 Oliver Tarvet (USD) def. Giovanni Branchetti, 6-0, 6-2
2. Kai-Luca Ampaw vs. No. 83 Savriyan Danilov (USD), 4-6, 1-3 (unfinished)
3. Stian Klaassen (USD) def. Nicholas Reeves, 6-1, 6-1
4. Neo Niedner (USD) def. Tom Dunlop, 6-3, 6-1
5. Jay Fairclough vs. Adrien Berrut (USD), 6-7 (6), 0-1 (unfinished)
6. Blake Kasday (USD) def. Oscar Rashed, 6-3, 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 4, 6