SAN FRANCISCO -- The University of San Francisco men's tennis team faced Army at the Olympic Club for the first time on Tuesday afternoon, and the Dons fell 3-4.
COACHES CORNER
"Lost another really close one today," said head coach
Pablo Pires de Almeida. "In doubles, we made some tough unforced errors in moments on our serves that gave Army the match. Overall, the match was well played and Army hung in there and never stopped fighting."
Doubles (order of finish: 3,1)
- Michael Nguyen and Gregory Shannon def. Mert Zincirli and Johan Joenhagen; 6-4
- Oliver Poysti and Paul Giraud vs. Myles Conlin and Dylan Simonsen; 6-6 (DNF)
- David Mitchell and Grant Patterson def. Ryan Marker and Marco Barretto; 6-4
Singles (order of finish: 5,6,2,4,3,1)
- Nguyen def. Joenhagen; 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Zincirli def. Shannon; 6-1, 7-5
- Conlin def. Poysti; 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Marker def. Mitchell; 2-6, 3-6, 6-3
- Giraud def. Michael Sienko; 6-1, 6-2
- Anant Mundra def. Barretto; 6-2, 6-0
UP NEXT
The Dons head to the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center Saturday, Mar. 17 for a match against Fresno State. Match time is set for 2 p.m.
