SAN FRANCISCO - It was another victory for the University of San Francisco men's tennis team today. The Dons were able to finish the day with a 4-1 win over UC Irvine and bring their overall record to 3-3.

"Overall, today was the best all-around performance from the Dons," said head coach Pablo Pires de Almeida. "They were focused and positive from the warmup to the last point played. Hats off to UC Irvine and its coaches for battling until the end."

The Dons came up with wins on all three courts during doubles and went into singles with a 1-0 lead. 

UC Irvine was able to tie up the score 1-1 with a win on court No. 4, but the Dons came back with wins on the rest of the courts. Phuc Huynh started with a 6-2, 6-3 win followed by a 6-2, 6-4 win from Paul Giraud. With USF already up 3-1, Ori Maior clinched the 4-1 victory for the Dons with a 7-6, 6-2 win on his court and the rest of the matches went unfinished.

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

1. Giraud and Maior def. Mateusz Smolicki and Bruce Man-Son-Hing; 6-3
2. Huynh and Mitch Johnson def. Matthew and Jeremy Merville; 6-3
3. Nitzan Ricklis and Johan Garpered def. Daniel Gealer and Antoine Barthe; 6-4

Singles (order of finish: 4,5,2,3*)

1. Ricklis vs. Smolicki; 7-5, 3-6, 3-3(unfinished)
2. Giraud def. Mark Peneff; 6-2, 6-4
3. Maior def. Gealer; 7-6, 6-2
4. Merville def. Johnson; 6-1, 6-4
5. Huynh def. Ali Amiri; 6-2, 6-3
6. Garpered vs. Barthe; 4-6, 5-5(unfinished)

UP NEXT
The Dons will head to Berkeley, Calif. for a match against California on Sunday, Feb. 9. First serve is at 2 p.m. PT.

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