SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Returning to the courts for the first time during the 2022-23 season, the USF Dons men's and women's tennis teams kicked off their season over the weekend at the 13th annual Battle in the Bay Classic at the California Tennis Club in the City.

The event brought some of the best teams from across the nation to San Francisco for a weekend full of tennis under warm, beautiful conditions ideal for competition. While half of the Dons' men's team was competing at Battle in the Bay, a couple student-athletes were up north for the 2022 Napa Valley College Tennis Invitational to represent USF. 

RESULTS:
Men's Day One:
(TCU) Luc Fomba def. (USF) Nil Giraldez (6-2, 6-1)
(USF) Iiro Vasa def. (USF) Stevie Gould (6-0, 7-6)

Men's Day Two:
(USF) Nil Giraldez def. (UCSB) Julian DeSousa (6-1, 6-4)
(USF) Stevie Gould def. (STAN) (7-6, 4-6, [10-8])

Men's Day Three:
(USF) Nil Giraldez def. (UOP) Ran Amar (0-6, 6-2, [10-8])
(SMC) James Watt def. (USF) Stevie Gould (6-4, 6-1)
(TCU) Pedro Vives Marcos def. (USF) (7-5, 6-3)

Napa Invitational Day One:
(SDSU) Alex Mandma def. (USF) Luka Kalenic (6-0, 6-2)
(SDSU) Bora Sengul def. (USF) Nikola Kuraica (7-5, 7-6)
(SDSU) Andre Saleh def. (USF) Johan Garpered (3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2)

(USF) Garpered/Kuraica def. (UNLV) Navarro/Cohen (8-3)
(UNLV) Bailey/Dabic def. (USF) Kalenic/(UNLV)Watt (8-4)

Napa Invitational Day Two:
(CAL) John Kim def. (USF) Luka Kalenic (6-0, 6-2)
(SDSU) Sengul/Madma def. (USF) Garpered/Kuraica (8-5)

Napa Invitational Day Three:
(USF) Luka Kalenic def. (UNLV) Aaron Bailey (6-2, 6-4)
(USF) Nikola Kuraica def. (UNLV) Milos Dabic (6-4, 6-2)
(UNLV) Eduardo Cohen def. (USF) Johan Garpered (6-2, 6-2)

(CAL) Kim/Chang def. (USF) Garpered/Kuraica (8-1)

Women's Day One:
(USF) Maria Martinez Vaquero def. (COL) Antonia Balzert (7-5, 3-6, 6-1)
(USC) Neomi Cheong def. (USF) Rita Colyer (6-3, 6-1)
(USD) Elizabeth Goldsmith def. (USF) Chiho Mushika 5-7, 7-6, 7-6)
(OKST) Sofia Rojas def. (USF) Hana Gamracy (7-5, 6-0)

(PEP) Broadus/Tjen def. (USF) Colyer/Martinez Vaquero (8-4)
(UGA) Kowalski/Mea def. (USF) Arianna Capogrosso/(UOP) Klara Kosan (8-4)
(USC) Koenig/Rodilosso def. (USF) Chiho Mushika/Alicia Yue (8-5)
(UA) Castillo/Wilkins def. (USF) Azaria Hayes/Qianer Qiu (8-6)

Women's Day Two: 
(NEB) Kristina Novak def. (USF) Maria Martinez Vaquero (6-2, 6-3)
(UOP) Alexis Sam def. (USF) Rita Colyer (3-6, 7-5, [10-7])
(USC) Nathalie Rodilosso def. (USF) Chiho Mushika (6-4, 7-5, [10-7])

CATCHING UP WITH COACH SUNDLING:
"Battle in the Bay is a great tournament we love hosting and there could not be a better way for our guys to start off the fall. It is clear that the other teams did a better job of preparing throughout the summer and our guys need to take advantage of the fall season to be properly prepared for the spring." 

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SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our primary sponsor - Provident Credit Union - for their continued support of USF Athletics. Interested in sponsoring the Dons? Please contact Frank Allocco, the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations, at fallocco@usfca.edu or at (415) 422-4561.