April 2, 2008

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The Santa Clara men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to conference rival University of San Francisco. In singles, sophomore Jay Wong got the only win of the day with a victory over the Don's Thong Tu at the No. 1 spot. Wong dominated Tu in the first set with 6-1 win and was able to hold him off in the second set to seal the victory, defeating Tu 7-6.

The Broncos next match is versus Sonoma State on April 11, at 3:00 p.m. at the Degheri Tennis Center.

Doubles
No. 1 SCU Kenzo Hirakawa-Wong/Jay Wong vs. USF Rainer Nachbauer/Thong Tu 4-2 ret.
No. 2 USF Torin Ching/Mitch Del Rosario d. SCU John Iwanski/Justin Wong 8-1
No. 3 USF Einar Hart/Greg Hom d. SCU Charlie Burke/Senthil Chidambaram 8-4

Singles
No. 1 SCU Jay Wong d. USF Thong Tu 6-1, 7-6
No. 2 USF Asaf Cohen d. SCU Kenzo Hirakawa-Wong 7-6, 6-4
No. 3 USF Rainer Nachbauer d. SCU Senthil Chidambaram 7-6, 6-3
No. 4 USF Einar Hart d. SCU Charlie Burke 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 USF Mitch Del Rosario d. SCU Justin Wong 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 USF Greg Hom d. SCU John Iwanski 6-1, 6-1