Men's Tennis Falls to No. 11 California, 4-3

Feb. 2, 2002

BERKELEY, Calif. - The Santa Clara University men's tennis fell to 11th-ranked California 4-3 in a close match in Berkeley. The Broncos are now 2-1 on the year, while the Bears improve to 2-0.

The doubles point turned out to be the difference in the game, as all three matches went to 8-6 scores, but only on court three were the Broncos able to pull out a victory.

In singles, sophomore Michael Duong upset No. 50 Balazs Veress in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5. Senior Victor Camargo and freshman Francisco Zepponi also recorded singles victories.

The Broncos return to action on Wednesday, February 13 when they visit San Francisco for a 2 p.m. match.

Results

Singles
1. John Paul Fruttero (CAL) def. Chris Lam (SCU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Michael Duong (SCU) def. No. 50 Balazs Veress (CAL) 6-4, 7-5
3. Victor Camargo (SCU) def. Chase Exon (CAL) 5-7, 6-1, 6-0
4. Wayne Wong (CAL) def. Erich Chen (SCU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Conor Niland (CAL) def. Taylor Bedilion (SCU) 6-2, 6-0
6. Francisco Zepponi (SCU) def. Patrick Briaud (CAL) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3)

Doubles
1. Fruttero/Robert Kowalczyk (CAL) def. Lam/Mike Bruggemann (SCU) 8-6
2. Ben Miles/Veress (CAL) def. Chen/Bedilion (SCU) 8-6
3. Federico Mattioli/Camargo (SCU) def. Excon/Mik Ledvonova (CAL) 8-6