April 12, 2008

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The Santa Clara men's tennis team fell to Sonoma State, 6-1. The Broncos Kenzo Hirakawa-Wong and Jay Wong began the day winning at No. 1 doubles position over Brett McNulty and Andy Muesse, 8-4; however Santa Clara could not win the doubles point with losses at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots.

Wong, a double winner of the day, won his singles match at the No. 1 position over the Seawolves Andy Muesse. Wong won the first set, 6-3, but Muesse came back in the second set to win it, 6-3. After splitting the first two sets, Wong breezed by Muesse to win the third set, 6-1.

The Broncos conclude their regular season on Monday April 14, when they host Texas-Pan American at 5:00 p.m. at the Degheri Tennis Center. Santa Clara will also celebrate Senior Day and honor student assistant Kevin McQuaid.

Doubles
No. 1 SCU Kenzo Hirakawa-Wong/Jay Wong d. SSU Brett McNulty/Andy Muesse 8-4
No. 2 SSU Connor Olsen/Jeff Stollberg d. SCU John Iwanski/Justin Wong 8-4
No. 3 SSU Logan Bailey/Jordan Smith d. SCU Charlie Burke/Senthil Chidambaram 9-7

Singles
No. 1 SCU Jay Wong d. SSU Andy Muesse 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
No. 2 SSU Connor Olson d. SCU Kenzo Hirakawa-Wong 7-6, 6-3
No. 3 SSU Jeff Stollberg d. SCU Senthil Chidambaram 7-6, 6-7 (10-5)
No. 4 SSU Brett McNulty d. SCU Justin Wong 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 SSU Jeremy Heckley d. SCU Charlie Burke 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 SSU Quan Vu d. SCU John Iwanski 6-3, 6-1