March 12, 2001

BERKELEY, Calif. - The Santa Clara men's tennis team lost to 27th-ranked California 6-1 in dual action on Saturday at the Hellman Tennis Courts, falling to 5-5 on the year. The Bears improve to 4-3 on the season.

Although Santa Clara lost the doubles point to begin the match, the Broncos' top tandem of sophomores Mike Bruggemann and Ryan Livesay upset the 31st-ranked team in the country, defeating Cal's Scott Kintz and Adrian Barnes by an 8-6 score.

Santa Clara returns home for a West Coast Conference match against Gonzaga on Tuesday, March 13. The contest is slated to begin at 2 p.m. at the Santa Clara Tennis Center.

Results
No. 27 California 6, Santa Clara 1

Singles
1. John Paul Fruttero (CAL) def. Matt Cox (SCU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Balazs Veress (CAL) def. Ryan Livesay (SCU) 7-6, 6-2
3. Robert Kowalczyk (CAL) def. Michael Duong (SCU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Erik Dmytruk (CAL) def. Victor Camargo (SCU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Federico Mattioli (SCU) def. Wayne Wong (CAL) 6-4, 7-6 (10)
6. Hiro Nakamura (CAL) def. Erich Chen (SCU) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles
1. Mike Bruggemann/Livesay (SCU) def. No. 31 Scott Kintz/Adrian Barnes (CAL) 8-6
2. Fruttero/Kowalczyk (CAL) def. Chen/Cox (SCU) 8-5
3. Ben Miles/Veress (CAL) def. Duong/Ruso (SCU) 8-6