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Men's Tennis Defeats San Francisco
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The Santa Clara University men's tennis team defeated San Francisco 5-2 in West Coast Conference action this afternoon at the SCU Tennis Center.The Broncos improve their record to 6-4 on the season and close their five-match home stand this week, hosting Gonzaga on Wednesday and UT Pan American on Friday. First serve is set for 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively, at the SCU Tennis Center.
In singles action, junior Bronco Federico Mattioli continues to impress as he dominated Axel Elvik throughout the match. His teammate Francisco Zepponi edged out a win against Christian Dyvik as he was down 3-6, 2-5 and won the next eleven out of thirteen matches to defeat his opponent.
The Broncos took all three match-ups from the Dons in doubles play.
Results
Santa Clara 5, San Francisco 2
Singles
1. Joachim Lien (USF) def. Chris Lam (SCU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Michael Duong (SCU) def. Jorgen Arnesen (USF) 6-2, 6-4
3. Pablo Pires de Almeida (USF) def. Victor Camargo (SCU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Erich Chen (SCU) def. Mason Fuller (USF) 6-4, 6-3
5. Francisco Zepponi (SCU) def. Christian Dyvik (USF) 3-6, 7-5, 6-2
6. Federico Mattioli (SCU) def. Axel Elvik (USF) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
1. Chen/Mike Bruggemann (SCU) def. Lien/Elvik (USF) 9-7
2. Lam/Rick Ruso (SCU) def. Jon Lippert/Fuller (USF) 9-7
3. Camargo/Mattioli (SCU) def. Arnesen/Pires de Almeida (USF) 8-5
