University of San Francisco Athletics

SAN FRANCISCO – Headlined by four total wins by Bernardo Saraiva, the San Francisco men's tennis team picked up a pair of victories Monday at Golden Gate Park.

Saraiva, a junior from Lisbon, Portugal, started the day with partner Nils Skajaa, as the duo earned a victory against Sebastian Hagn and Dawoud Kabli, 8-2, to set the tone for the day. Minutes later Christian Brockstedt and Timothy Tan clinched the doubles point, and the tandem of Thomas Takemoto and James Tallman made it a sweep.

The Dons jumped out to wins in Nos. 1 and 2 singles as Saravia and Skajaa raced to two-set victories. Rich Van Hout clinched the win with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Rodrigo Campos in the No. 4 spot and the Dons battled for three-set victories in the final three matches of the contest to earn the sweep.

In the afternoon, USF took on Sonoma State and delivered with 5-2 victory. The Dons again jumped out to the advantage, sweeping the doubles point from the Seawolves, ranked 48th in NCAA Division II tennis by the ITA.

Saraiva nabbed his fourth win of the day to start the singles slate against Sonoma State, defeating Matt Roberts 6-0, 6-4. Takemoto was next to finish after downing Philip Holbrook 6-1, 6-0.

USF's clinching point went to Johan Samuelsson. The junior from Malmo, Sweden, gave the Dons its fourth point with a straight-set win over Logan Liddell on his 22nd birthday. Jason Lee earned his first dual match victory wearing Green and Gold, as USF went on to post the 5-2 win over Sonoma State.

With the pair of wins, the Dons move to 8-5 on the season, and notch a three-match winning streak. In its next match, USF plays newest conference foe Pacific Tuesday at 1 p.m., at the Cal Club.
 

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San Francisco 7, Youngstown State 0
March 10 | Golden Gate Park | San Francisco

Singles | Order of finish: unknown
No. 1 –  Bernardo Saraiva (USF) def. Sebastian Hagn (YSU); 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 – Nils Skajaa (USF) def. Max Schmerin (YSU); 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 – Thomas Takemoto (USF) def. Dawoud Kabli (YSU); 6-7(5), 6-4, 10-7
No. 4 – Rich Van Hout (USF) def. Rodrigo Campos (YSU); 6-3, 6-2
No. 5 – Christian Brockstedt (USF) def. Zeeshan Ismail (YSU); 6-7(5), 6-1, 10-8
No. 6 – Timothy Tan (USF) def. Sharvil Nawghare (YSU); 6-4, 6-7(3), 10-8

Doubles | Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
No. 1 – Saraiva/Skajaa (USF) def. Hagn/Kabli (YSU); 8-2
No. 2 – Takemoto/Tallman (USF) def. Campos/Schmerin (YSU); 5-4(3)
No. 3 – Brockstedt/Tan (USF) def. Ismail/Nawghare (YSU); 8-1
 
San Francisco 5, Sonoma State 2
March 10 | Golden Gate Park | San Francisco

Singles | Order of finish: 1, 2, 5*
No. 1 – Bernardo Saraiva (USF) def. Matt Roberts (Sonoma St.); 6-0, 6-4
No. 2 – Thomas Takemoto (USF) def. Philip Holbrook (Sonoma St.); 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 – Daniel Holz (Sonoma St.) def. Rich Van Hout (USF); 4-6, 6-4, 10-8
No. 4 – Robert Henry (Sonoma St.) def. Timothy Tan (USF); 4-6, 6-2, 10-6
No. 5 – Johan Samuelsson (USF) def. Logan Liddell (Sonoma St.); 7-5, 6-2
No. 6 – Jason Lee (USF) def. Vincent Paganetti (Sonoma St.); 7-5, 3-6, 10-2
 
Doubles | Order of finish: 1, 2
No. 1 – Skajaa/Van Hout (USF) def. Holbrook/Roberts (Sonoma St.); 8-2
No. 2 – Samuelsson/Saraiva (USF) def. Hein/Manning (Sonoma St.); 8-5
No. 3 – Lee/Tan (USF) vs. Henry/Liddell (Sonoma St.); DNF