Gonzaga men's tennis made the trek over to Seattle to play at the University of Washington. In the first time in program history that the Bulldog men's tennis team claimed the achievement over the Huskies, in a 4-3 victory.
In doubles, the duo of
Oscar Rashed and
Nicholas Reeves from Gonzaga battled against the Huskies, Stephane Kamendje and Nikola Plavsic taking the set 6-4. More from doubles action,
Gus Krauel and
Diego Herrera took home another set for the Zags, 6-4.
Steering into singles, junior
Oscar Rashed showcased an outstanding performance against UW's Brett Pearson, 6-3 and 2-6, before taking the last set 6-4.
Nicholas Reeves persevered through two sets, winning 7-6 and 6-2. Lastly, from singles action, sophomore
Diego Herrera was pitted against Nikola Plavsic from the Huskies, 6-4 and 6-4.
Fans can catch the men's team for their first home opener of the season at the Stevens Center this upcoming Saturday, February 14th, at 3 pm against Weber State.
Here are the men's tennis results, formatted the same way you prefer for Gonzaga tennis — doubles numbered 1–3, then singles restarting at 1, no "court" wording, clean list:
DOUBLES
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Giovanni Branchetti / Jay Fairclough vs. Brett Pearson / Soham Purohit — 4-6
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Oscar Rashed / Nicholas Reeves vs. Stephane Kamendje / Nikola Plavsic — 6-4
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Diego Herrera / Gus Krauel vs. Hyeonseok Seo / Daniel Bien — 6-4
SINGLES
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Soham Purohit def. Giovanni Branchetti — 6-1, 6-4
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Stephane Kamendje def. Jay Fairclough — 6-3, 7-6
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Oscar Rashed def. Brett Pearson — 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
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Nicholas Reeves def. Hyeonseok Seo — 7-6, 6-2
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Daniel Bien def. Tom Dunlop — 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
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Diego Herrera def. Nikola Plavsic — 6-4, 6-4