SAN FRANCISCO — The University of San Francisco's men's tennis team earned its West Coast Conference victory over Pepperdine, 4-3, after senior,
Ryan Marker clinched a thrilling, three-set victory at No. 1 on Friday afternoon at the California Tennis Club.
MATCH RESULTS
San Francisco 4, Pepperdine 3
Singles
1.
Ryan Marker (USF) def. Adrian Oetzbach (PEPP) 4-6, 6-3, 4-6
2.
Nitzan Ricklis (USF) def. Corrado Summaria (PEPP) 4-6, 1-6
3.
Paul Giraud (USF) def. Enrique Luque Rico (PEPP) 2-6, 7-6, 7-6
4. Matias Sborowitz (PEPP) def.
Phuc Huynh (USF) 6-2, 6-3
5. Tim Zeitvogel (PEPP) def. Romeo Jivraj (USF) 6-3, 6-2
6. Pawel Jankowiak (PEPP) def.
David Woodland (USF) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
Order of finish: 4, 2, 5, 3, 6, 1
Doubles
1.
Ryan Marker/
Paul Giraud (USF) def. Oetzbach/Zeitvogel (PEPP) 6-4
2. Luque Rico/Summaria (PEPP) def.
Nitzan Ricklis/Romeo Jivraj 6-2
3.
David Woodland/
Phuc Huynh (USF) def. Sborowitz/Janowiak (PEPP) 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Friday afternoon was certainly a battle between San Francisco and Pepperdine when both teams fought to the very last set of the match.
San Francisco took the doubles point at No. 1 and 3. The excitement began when
Phuc Huynh and
David Woodland recorded their first win as a duo at No. 3 when they cruised past Sborowitz and Janowiak, 6-2. Moments later, Pepperdine's Rico and Summaria defeated Romeo Jivraj and
Nitzan Ricklis, 6-3, but the Dons retaliated when Marker and
Paul Giraud took down Zeitvogel and Oetzbach, 6-4 to take the 1-0 lead.
Singles competition was performed as a seasaw effect when Pepperdine's Sborowitz defeated Huynh in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 4 to tie the match 1-1. Ricklis notched his 10th singles win at No. 2 defeating Summaria, 6-3, 6-2, to put the Dons on top, 2-1. Jivraj and Zeitvogel went head-to-head at No. 5, but it was Zeitvogel who posted the 6-3, 6-2 win. The match took a rise when Giraud competed in a hard fought battle against Rico and ran away with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 victory in the No. 3 spot.
David Woodland dominated his second set of a three-set battle, but wasn't able to pull away in the third to Janowiak, 4-6, 6-3, 4-6 at No. 6.
Marker then clinched the dual at No. 1 after escaping with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 well-deserved victory over Oetzbach.
UP NEXT
The Dons will honor
Ryan Marker on Senior Day on Saturday prior to the match against Loyola Marymount at 1 p.m.
