SPOKANE, Wash. -- The University of San Francisco men's tennis team faced Gonzaga on Friday afternoon, and the Dons fell 1-4 in a clinch format. The Dons are now 6-11 in the season.

The Bulldogs clinched the doubles point to begin the day. The Dons had dropped matches from pairs Johan Joenhagen and Ryan Marker (4-6), and Paul Giraud and Marco Barretto (2-6). With the point given to Gonzaga, Oliver Poysti and Mert Zincirli match went unfinished at 5-4.

Singles started with match from Barretto that ended in a 0-6, 2-6 defeat. Marker was second to finished with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 win to give the Dons a point on the day. Giraud (3-6, 7-5, 1-6) and Poysti (6-1, 5-7, 3-6) however dropped their matches, and Joenhagen and Zincirli matches went unfinished.

COACHES CORNER
"Gonzaga fought hard today. The Dons made a lot of unforced errors and overall, it was sloppy play. We will need to regroup for our next match." — head coach Pablo Pires de Almeida.

Doubles (order of finish: 3,1)

1. Hunter Egger and Sam Feit def. Joenhagen and Marker; 6-4
2. Zincirli and Poysti vs. Vincent Rettke and Kyle Everly; 5-4 (DNF)
3. Emilio Moreno and Ruadhan O'Sullivan def. Giraud and Barretto; 6-2

Singles (order of finish: 6,4,5,3)

1. Joenhagen vs. O'Sullivan; 7-5, 4-6, 0-1 (DNF)
2. Zincirli vs. Feit; 6-2, 5-7, 5-4 (DNF)
3. Rettke def. Poysti; 1-6, 7-5, 6-3
4. Marker def. Egger; 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
5. Moreno def. Giraud; 6-3, 5-7, 6-1
6. Everly def. Barretto; 6-2, 6-0

UP NEXT
The Dons are in Portland for a match against Portland, Ore. tomorrow, Saturday, Mar. 31. First serve is at 11 a.m. Follow the Dons on twitter @usfmenstennis.