Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Kicking off the spring season with two matches in their home city, the University of San Francisco men's tennis team began the new season by splitting their matches at Goldman Tennis Center. 

Starting off against Sacramento State on Friday Feb. 9, the Dons claimed their first win of the season by taking down the Hornets 4-3. Right back into action on Saturday afternoon, the green and gold then faced UC Irvine.  
 
RESULTS VS. SACRAMENTO STATE
Doubles:

1. Daivde Cortimiglia/Giovanni Branchetti (USF) vs. Mark Keki/Mate Voros (CSUS) 6-5 UF
2. Moritz Hoffmann/Nikola Kuraica (USF) def. Adam Chodar/Hayden Rand (CSUS) 6-3
3. Asaf Friedler/Roman Lafond (USF) def. Jan Silva/Jiri Novak (CSUS) 6-3

Singles:

1. Moritz Hoffmann (USF) def. Mark Keki (CSUS) 6-2, 6-4
2. Mate Voros (CSUS) def. Paul Theate (USF) 6-3, 6-7(6)
3. Nikola Kuraica (USF) def Jan Silva (CSUS) 6-3, 6-7(1), 6-1
4. Adam Chodar (CSUS) def. Giovanni Branchetti (USF) 6-2, 6-4
5. Asaf Friedler (USF) def. Jiri Novak (CSUS) 6-1, 7-6(5)
6. Rudolfs Aksenoks (CSUS) def. Roman Lafond (USF) 6-3, 6-3 

Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 2) Singles (4, 1, 6, 5, 2, 3)
 
RESULTS VS. UC IRVINE  
Doubles:

1. Cortimiglia/Brenchetti (USF) vs. Sherif/Zamora (UCI) 4-4 UF
2. Hoffmann/Kuraica (USF) def. Nguyen/Sakagawa (UCI) 6-3
3. Lafond/Friedler (USF) def. Krishna/Sah (UCI) 6-3

Singles:

1. Luque Rico (UCI) def. Hoffmann (USF) 6-4
2. Theate (USF) vs. Hiroki (UCI) 7-5, 3-0 UF
3. Zamora (UCI) def. Kuraica (USF) 6-2, 6-2
4. Rithvik (UCI) def. Branchetti (USF) 6-3, 6-1
5. Friedler (USF) vs. Nguyen (UCI) 6-2, 3-6 UF
6. Park (UCI) def. Cortimiglia (USF) 6-4, 6-0

Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 2) Singles (4, 3, 1, 6)

CATCHING UP WITH COACH SUNDLING:
On Sacramento State match - "The guys did a great job of staying composed through the ups and downs of the match.  Sac State is a very tough team and we were able to get through a couple more tough moments than them.  We look forward to resetting and getting back on the court vs Irvine tomorrow."

On UC Irvine match - "We did a great job in the doubles point and started off very strong.  We had some early leads in singles and then let the match get away from us too quickly.  We have to do a better job of fighting thru tough moments in our next matches.  We know what we have to work on and are excited to get keep improving."

UP NEXT:
San Francisco will be back in action next Friday, Feb. 16 at 11:00 am against San Diego, their first conference opponent of the season, at the Goldman Tennis Center.
 
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SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our primary sponsor - Twenty-Five Ventures - 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.