MALIBU, Calif. – Continuing its five-match swing away from the Hilltop, the San Francisco men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to No. 46 Pepperdine Friday at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.
 USF earned its point from
Thomas Takemoto at the No. 4 singles position. The sophomore from Sao Paulo, Brazil, defeated Pedro Leme, 7-5, 6-3. Leme is also a sophomore hailing from Sao Paulo, and the two are familiar friends and adversaries.
Every singles match on the day went just two sets and Pepperdine improved its record to 10-10, as the Waves stand at 2-0 in the West Coast Conference. USF moved to 8-9 (0-3 WCC) and are in the midst of a four match slide.
Pepperdine swept through the doubles matches and took each of its singles points in straight-set affairs. The Waves stand as the sixth ranked opponent that the Dons have faced thus far in the season.
USF stays in Southern California for a Saturday matchup with Loyola Marymount. The Dons square off with the Lions in Los Angeles at 11 a.m. Both teams are seeking their first WCC win of the year.
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No. 46 Pepperdine 6, San Francisco 1
March 21 | Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center | Malibu, Calif.
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Singles |
Order of finish: 2, 5, 3, 4, 1, 6
No. 1 – #27 Alex Sarkissian (PEP) def.
Bernardo Saraiva (USF) 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 – Francis Alcantara (PEP) def.
James Tallman (USF) 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 – #115 David Sofaer (PEP) def.
Nils Skajaa (USF) 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 –
Thomas Takemoto (USF) def. Pedro Leme (PEP) 7-5, 6-3
No. 5 – Stefan Menichella (PEP) def.
Germain Bahri (USF) 6-4, 6-0
No. 6 – Kento Tanaka-Tamaki (PEP) def.
Christian Brockstedt (USF) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
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Doubles |
Order of finish: 2, 1
No. 1 – #15 Alex Sarkissian/Francis Alcantara (PEP) def.
Germain Bahri/
James Tallman (USF) 8-4
No. 2 – Pedro Leme/Alex Giannini (PEP) def.
Nils Skajaa/
Christian Brockstedt (USF) 8-2
No. 3 – Rakshay Thakkar/David Sofaer (PEP) vs.
Thomas Takemoto/
Bernardo Saraiva (USF) 7-4, unfinished
