PROVO, Utah — The University of San Francisco men's tennis team fell at the West Coast Conference's first-place team BYU Friday, 4-0, at the BYU Indoor Tennis Courts.
 
Johan Garpered and Nitzan Ricklis completed a 2-0 week with their second consecutive win in as many days at No. 3 doubles. They swept the Cougars' Brigham Andrus and Mateo Melendez with an unblemished 6-0 victory. BYU (12-5, 6-0 WCC) earned the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. The No. 2 win didn't come easy, however, as Stevie Gould and Phuc Huynh pushed BYU's Sean Hill and Sam Tullis to a tiebreaker, eventually falling 7-6 (7-1).
 
The Cougars took singles wins at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 4 to clinch the win. Huynh was on his way to forcing a third set, up 5-4 in the second before the match went unfinished.
 
"BYU was too tough for us today," said San Francisco head coach JT Sundling. "We look forward to finishing our season strong against Santa Clara next week."
 
San Francisco closes out its season on April 24th on the road at Santa Clara.
 
BYU 4, San Francisco 0
Provo, Utah – BYU Indoor Tennis Courts
April 16, 2021
 
Singles
1. Sean Hill (BYU) def. Nitzan Ricklis (USF) 6-1, 6-2
2. Jack Barnett (BYU) def. Paul Giraud (USF) 6-3, 6-2
3. Ben Gajardo (BYU) vs. Phuc Huynh (USF) 6-1, 4-5, unfinished
4. Sam Tullis (BYU) def. Ori Maior (USF) 6-4, 6-1
5. Mateo, Melendez (BYU) vs. Stevie Gould (USF) 2-0, unfinished
6. Matheus Leite (BYU) vs. Mitch Johnson (USF) unfinished
 
Order of finish: 1, 2, 4*
 
Doubles
1. Jack Barnett/Ben Gajardo (BYU) def. Paul Giraud/Ori Maior (USF) 6-2
2. Sean Hill/Sam Tullis (BYU) def. Stevie Gould/Phuc Huynh (USF) 7-6 (7-1)
3. Johan Garpered/Nitzan Ricklis (USF) def. Mateo, Melendez/Brigham Andrus (BYU) 6-0
 
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2*