SAN FRANCISCO -- The University of San Francisco men's tennis team faced San Diego at the Cal Club on Saturday afternoon. In a hard fought West Coast Conference match against USD, the Dons were edged out 1-4.

The doubles matchups started with a dropped match by Paul Giraud and Marco Barretto, 3-6. Johan Joenhagen and Ryan Maker would even the playing field, however, with a 6-3 doubles win over the duo from Toreros. San Diego would ultimately take the doubles points following a match with Mert Zincirli and Oliver Poysti, which the pair from USF dropped 4-6.

Moving to singles play the Dons got off to a tough start, going down 0-2 following a hard fought loss from Giraud 1-6, 0-6 loss. USF would get on the board with a dominant 6-2, 6-3 win by Zincirli. Ultimately, San Diego would clinch the match following losses from Barretto and Poysti in their matches. 

COACHES CORNER
"I was very happy with Mert for staying focused and winning against a really tough competitor. We were very close once again, but now we need to push through to get a win." — Head coach Pablo Pires de Almeida.

Doubles (order of finish: 3,1,2)

1. Joenhagen and Marker def. August Holmgren and Joel Gamerov; 6-3
2. Pratt Keerasuntonpong and Nico Borter def. Zincirli and Poysti; 6-4
3. David Norfeldt and Alexandros Araouzos def. Giraud and Barretto; 6-3

Singles (order of finish: 5,2,6,3)

1. Holmgren vs. Joenhagen; 6-4, 5-2 (DNF)
2. Zincirli def. Gamerov; 6-2, 6-3
3. Borter def. Poysti; 7-6 (3), 6-1
4. Norfeldt vs. Marker; 1-6, 2-1 (DNF)
5. Araouzos def. Giraud; 6-1, 6-0
6. Keerasuntonpong def. Barretto; 6-1, 6-4

UP NEXT
The Dons will head to Berkeley, Calif. on Tuesday, Apr. 10 for a match against Cal. First serve is at 1:30 p.m. Follow the Dons on twitter @usfmenstennis.