Men's Tennis | 3/5/2017 10:00:00 PM

STOCKTON, Calif. – The San Francisco men's tennis team came away with a 2-1 record on the weekend to earn fifth at the third annual Pacific Mountain Invitational at Stockton's Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center.

Each of the Dons' three matches on the weekend were singles-only, as the potential threat of inclement weather prohibited the play of doubles matches throughout the invitational.

"We rebounded with great back-to-back performances!" noted USF head coach Pablo Pires de Almeida. "We finished strong with two solid wins, beating New Mexico in the second match and then UTA to take 5th. Mert Zincirli won all 3 of his matches in straight sets to be the lock for us at No. 2."

First, the Dons tussled with the host Tigers, falling 4-1 to its conference foe. Zincirli, a freshman from Adana, Turkey, nabbed the point, earning the 6-3, 6-3 result over Pacific's Tadiwa Chinamo and USF's lone point in their invitational opener.

In the afternoon match, the Dons rebounded by taking on co-hosts, New Mexico, and flipped the scoring script to earn the 4-1 victory. Ryan Marker got the scoring going with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Rodolfo Jauregui on Court 3, and Woravin Kumthonkittikul took a straight-set win over Lobo Lawrence Perrin to extend the advantage. New Mexico edged closer after a win at No. 6, but Zincirli secured at least a tie on the day after downing Ricky Hernandez-Tong, 6-2, 7-6(4). No. 1 player Johan Joenhgen clinched the win after defeating New Mexico's Bart Van Leijsen, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4, to send the Dons into the fifth place match.

On Sunday against UT Arlington, USF found itself down 2-0 after dropping points at the Nos. 3 and 5 courts. Zincirli got the Dons going on Court 2, reeling off his third straight-set victory of the weekend as he took down Mario Muniesa, 6-0, 6-4. Joenhagen followed with the win at No. 1 to tie the match, and Paul Giraud's 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 win over Pablo Colvee on Court 6 secured at least a split. Oliver Poysti put together a 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 victory at No. 4 to clinch the outright win for the Dons as USF earned fifth in the field of eight teams.

With the pair of victorious efforts on the weekend, USF improved its record to 4-8 in the spring as the Dons yet again prepare to face off with Pacific. The Tigers, who finished fourth in the Pacific Mountain Invitational, host the Dons in the first West Coast Conference match for both squads on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Stockton.
 

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Pacific 4, USF 1
Saturday, March 4 | Stockton, Calif. (Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center)

Singles competition – Order of finish (3, 2, 6, 4, 1)
1. Miguel Diaz (Pacific) def. Johan Joenhagen; 7-6(2), 6-1
2. Mert Zincirli (USF) def. Tadiwa Chinamo (Pacific); 6-3, 6-3
3. Akram El Sallaly (Pacific) def. Ryan Marker (USF); 6-3, 6-2
4. Alex Giannini (Pacific) def. Oliver Poysti (USF); 7-6(3), 6-4
5. Woravin Kumthonkittikul (USF) vs. Ross Watson (Pacific); 6-7(6), 4-3, unfinished
6. Bernardo Oliviera (Pacific) def. Christian Brockstedt (USF); 7-6(5), 6-4
- Doubles point unplayed due to threat of rain
 

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USF 4, New Mexico 1

Saturday, March 4 | Stockton, Calif. (Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center)
Singles competition – Order of finish (3, 5, 6, 2, 1)
1. Johan Joenhgen (USF) def. Bart Van Leijsen (UNM); 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
2. Mert Zincirli (USF) def. Ricky Hernandez-Tong (UNM); 6-2, 7-6(4)
3. Ryan Marker (USF) def. Rodolfo Jauregui (UNM); 6-3, 6-2
4. Oliver Poysti (USF) vs. Dominic West (UNM); 3-6, 6-4, 3-2, unfinished
5. Woravin Kumthonkittikul (USF) def. Lawrence Perrin (UNM); 6-3, 6-2
6. Jorge Escutia (UNM) def. Paul Giraud (USF); 6-4, 6-4
- Doubles point unplayed due to threat of rain
 

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USF 4, UT Arlington 2
Sunday, March 5 | Stockton, Calif. (Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center)

Singles competition – Order of finish (3, 5, 2, 1, 6, 4)
1. Johan Joenhagen (USF) def. Guanarteme Nuez (UTA); 6-3, 6-4
2. Mert Zincirli (USF) def. Mario Muniesa (UTA); 6-0, 6-4
3. Jhonathan Gonzalez (UTA) def. Ryan Marker (USF); 6-4, 6-2
4. Oliver Poysti (USF) def. Daniel Armengal (UTA); 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
5. Mauricio del Rio (UTA) def. Woravin Kumthunkittikul (USF); 6-3, 6-1
6. Paul Giraud (USF) def. Pablo Colvee (UTA); 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
-Doubles point unplayed due to threat of rain