San Francisco, Calif.- Through the help of Thomas Takemoto who closed out both singles and doubles points for the Dons, USF men's tennis served up an important non-conference win against No. 70 UC Davis, 4-3, at the Olympic Club.
 
"Takemoto played the best tiebreaker of his college career with aggressive clutch shots," said head coach Pablo Pires de Almeida. "The Aggies did a great job and we really had to earn this win"
 
After UC Davis took  points in No.3 and No. 6 singles changing the score to 3-2 and the Dons ahead only by one, it was Takemoto who clinched the win. After winning his first set 6-0, Takemoto used his skillset to get into a tiebreaker against Bryce McKelvie, winning the set 7-6 (1) and solidifying the win for the Dons.
 
The nationally ranked, No. 31 Bernardo Saraiva and Nils Skajaa defeated Alec Adamson and Adam Levie, 6-2. After UC Davis took second doubles, Vasco Valverde and Thomas Takemoto claimed the doubles point with a 6-3 win against James Wade and Tommy Lam.
 
Saraiva picked up the first win at number one against Alec Adamson in a quick two sets 6-2, 6-1. Valverde followed suit as he defeated Jesse Ross, 6-2, 6-1 giving the Dons a 3-0 lead.. 
 
After UC Davis took  points in No.3 and No. 6 singles., it was Takemoto who clinched the win. After winning his first set6 6-0, Takemoto used his skillset to get into a tiebreaker against Bryce McKelvie, which he did and won the second set 7-6 (1), claiming the win for USF.
 
"This has to be the best and strongest UC Davis team to compete since they entered Division 1 competition," said director of tennis Peter Bartlett. "After UC Davis defeating three teams in our conference, this was a big win for us."
 
The Dons return to match play tomorrow at 1 P.M. against UC Santa Barbara at the Cal Club.

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USF 4, No. 70 UC Davis 3
 
Singles | Order to Finish: 1,5,6,3,4,2
 
No. 1 Bernardo Saraiva (USF) def. Alec Adamson (UC Davis); 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 James Wade (UC Davis) def. Nils Skajaa (USF); 7-5, 6-4
No. 3 Brett Bacharach (UC Davis) def. James Tallman (USF); 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 Thomas Takemoto (USF) def. Bryce McKelvie (UC Davis); 6-0, 7-6 (1)
No. 5 Vasco Valverde (USF) def. Jesse Ross (UC Davis); 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 Everett Maltby (UC Davis) def. Alex Santiago (USF); 6-2, 6-1
 
Doubles | Order to Finish: 1,2,3
 
No. 1 - No. 31 Saraiva/Skajaa (USF) def. Adamson/Levie (UC Davis); 6-2
No. 2 - Bacharach/McKelvie (UC Davis) def. Brockstedt/Santiago (USF); 6-3
No. 3 - Takemoto/Valverde (USF) def. Wade/Lam (USF); 6-3