USF Downs UCSB

Saturday, February 21

San Francisco

1 p.m.

University of San Francisco

UC Santa Barbara

2/21/2015 9:14:00 PM | Men's Tennis

San Francisco, Calif.- After losing the doubles point, the Dons pushed through in singles play to claim a 5-2 win against UC Santa Barbara at the Cal Club.

James Tallman picked up the first win for the Dons against Cory Rakela, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0 to tie the match up 1-1. Bernardo Saraiva followed suit and defeated Morgan Mays, 7-5, 6-4 to give USF the lead and increase his undefeated dual match record to 5-0.

Down the third set 5-3, Vasco Valverde came back to win 7-5 against Teague Hamilton and gave the Dons a two point lead, 3-1. Thomas Takemoto lost the first set 3-6, but with a never give up attitude he persevered to win his match 5-7, 7-5, against Nathan Eshmade. The winning streak continued as Nils Skajaa defeated his fellow rival from Denmark, Tobias Galskov, 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 confirming the win for the Dons.

The Dons will head to Stockton, Calif., to participate in the UOP Invitational from February 27 to March 1.

USF 5, UCSB 2

Singles | Order to Finish: 3,1,5,4,2,6

No. 1 Bernardo Saraiva (USF) def. Morgan Mays (UCSB); 7-5, 6-4
No. 2 Nils Skajaa (USF) def. Tobias Galskov (UCSB); 1-6, 7-5, 6-4
No. 3 James Tallman (USF) def. Cory Rakela (UCSB); 4-6, 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 Thomas Takemoto (USF) def. Nathan Eshmade (UCSB); 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 5 Vasco Valverde (USF) def. Teague Hamilton (UCSB); 6-3, 5-7, 7-5
No. 6 Andrew Riminton (UCSB) def. Johan Samuelsson (USF); 6-0, 6-7 (6), 6-1

Doubles | Order to Finish: 2,3

No. 1 Saraiva/Skajaa (USF) vs. Galskov/Sultan (UCSB); 6-6 (4-3) DNF
No. 2 Eshmade/Johnsson (UCSB) def. Valverde/Takemoto (USF); 6-3
No. 3 Mays/Riminton (UCSB) def. Brockstedt/Lee (USF); 7-6 (4)