SAN FRANCISCO –– Behind clinching wins at No. 4 singles and No. 2 doubles by senior Thomas Takemoto, the USF Dons beat Saint Mary's 4-0 and earn their first win in conference play.

In the opening doubles match, seniors Nils Skajaa and Vasco Valverde earned a 6-4 victory over Thomas Alexander Hunt and James Markiewicz at No. 1. The Gaels evened the doubles point on the No. 3 court, with Jacob Lagman and Manuel De Luis beating Lee and Brockstedt, 6-4. Desperately needing a victory to earn the doubles point, Takemoto and Woravin Kumthonkittkul took Nash Vollenweider and Brian Lee to a tiebreaker and came away with the 7-5 win.

The Dons continued the momentum onto the singles courts as Ryan Marker made quick work of Vollenweider, winning the No. 2 match 6-3, 6-2. Skajaa, entering the match as the WCC Singles Player of the Week, continued to play great tennis with a 6-2, 6-2 win against Hunt at No. 1. Needing a win to give his squad the victory at home, Takemoto beat De Luis 6-0, 6-3 at No. 4 to end the afternoon.

"The Gaels fought very hard and their coaches did a great job pushing their players," said head men's tennis coach Pablo Pires de Almeida. "Our guys were tougher and more disciplined in the end."

Doubles
No. 1 Skajaa/Valverde def. Hunt/Markiewicz 6-4
No. 2 Takemoto/Kumthonkittkul def. Vollenweider/Lee 7-5
No. 3 Lagman/De Luis def. Lee/Brockstedt 6-4
Order of Finish (1,3,2)

Singles
No. 1 Skajaa def. Hunt 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 Marker def. Vollenweider 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 Valverde vs. Markiewicz DNF
No. 4 Takemoto def. De Luis 6-0, 6-3
No. 5 Maguire vs. Lagman DNF
No. 6 Kumthonkittkul vs. Campana DNF
Order of Finish (2,1,4)