Saturday, April 18
Portland, OR
10 a.m.
Gonzaga University
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Portland
Men's Tennis Falls to Portland, 4-3
4/18/2026 7:24:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Zags travel to Saint Mary's tomorrow
The men's tennis team dropped a match against Portland, coming up short in a tightly contested match, 4-3.
The Zags had a promising start in doubles play with Oscar Rashed and Nicholas Reeves claiming the first victory 6-2. Senior Gus Krauel and sophomore Diego Herrera came through and took the doubles point for the Zags, 6-4.
As for singles, Giovanni Branchetti kept the momentum up for the Bulldogs in a three-set battle against Portland. Branchetti lost the first set 7-6, before claiming the next two 7-6 and 6-0. Tom Dunlop also gained another point for the Zags against Gian Manhas, 6-3 and 7-5.
Despite competitive matchups, Gonzaga lost their footage in singles. Diego Herrera was pitted against Tannor Binder. Herrera lost in a tiebreak in the first set 7-6, turning it around to win the second 6-2, before falling short 6-1. Nicholas Reeves also took the first set 6-2; Reeves fell short in the last two sets 6-4 and 6-3.
On court two, Jay Fairclough couldn't gain control against Portland, dropping to his opponent 6-2 and 6-1. Junior Oscar Rashed was head-to-head with Nikola Keremedchiev in a first-set tiebreaker; unfortunately, he fell short 7-6 and then 7-5 in the second set.
The Bulldogs will close out their last match of the regular season against Saint Mary's tomorrow at 11 am.
The Zags had a promising start in doubles play with Oscar Rashed and Nicholas Reeves claiming the first victory 6-2. Senior Gus Krauel and sophomore Diego Herrera came through and took the doubles point for the Zags, 6-4.
As for singles, Giovanni Branchetti kept the momentum up for the Bulldogs in a three-set battle against Portland. Branchetti lost the first set 7-6, before claiming the next two 7-6 and 6-0. Tom Dunlop also gained another point for the Zags against Gian Manhas, 6-3 and 7-5.
Despite competitive matchups, Gonzaga lost their footage in singles. Diego Herrera was pitted against Tannor Binder. Herrera lost in a tiebreak in the first set 7-6, turning it around to win the second 6-2, before falling short 6-1. Nicholas Reeves also took the first set 6-2; Reeves fell short in the last two sets 6-4 and 6-3.
On court two, Jay Fairclough couldn't gain control against Portland, dropping to his opponent 6-2 and 6-1. Junior Oscar Rashed was head-to-head with Nikola Keremedchiev in a first-set tiebreaker; unfortunately, he fell short 7-6 and then 7-5 in the second set.
The Bulldogs will close out their last match of the regular season against Saint Mary's tomorrow at 11 am.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
65
Nikola Keremedchiev / 0 [PORT]
77
#2 Singles Match
12
21
Cade Fernando / 0 [PORT]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
676
Tom Garcia / 0 [PORT]
760
#4 Singles Match
123
643
Stefan Skobelev / 0 [PORT]
266
#5 Singles Match
123
661
Tannor Binder / 0 [PORT]
726
#6 Singles Match
12
67
Gian Manhas / 0 [PORT]
35
Order of Finish:
1,2,3,4,5,6
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