MTN | Dons Suffer Tough Defeat from UC Davis - University of San Francisco Athletics

Saturday, February 3

Davis, Calif.

1:00 p.m.

University of San Francisco

UC Davis

Photo by: Christina Leung

MTN | Dons Suffer Tough Defeat from UC Davis

2/4/2018 12:35:00 AM | Men's Tennis

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DAVIS, Calif. -- The University of San Francisco men's tennis team were downed by the UC Davis Aggies, 4-2, on Saturday, Feb. 3 at the Marya Welch Tennis Center. The Dons now hold a 2-2 record and are 0-2 in away matches.

"Davis did a good job hanging in there today," said head coach Pablo Pires de Almeida. "We were disappointed with our guys effort and we need to do better. Mert [Zincirli] and Oliver [Poysti] displayed gritty performances and earned solid wins."

At first serve, the Dons started the match with a win over the Aggies. Zincirli and Johan Joenhagen won their battle 6-2. Ryan Marker and Paul Giraud were unable to build off that momentum in their doubles dual and dropped the matchup. Lucas Marinelli and Poysti fought hard on the court, but dropped the doubles point with a 7-6 loss.

In singles play, the Aggies earned wins over Giraud (6-4, 6-2) and Marinelli (6-4, 6-0). The Dons fought hard for a comeback with wins from Poysti (6-4,6-4) and Zincirli (6-2, 7-5). It came down to the last two single matches for the Dons, but the Aggies took the last two matches, and the Dons dropped the game 4-2.

The Dons now move to 2-2 on the season following the loss to Davis.

Doubles

Zincirli and Joenhagen def. Tommy Lam and David Goulak; 6-2
Ivan Thamma and Everett Maltby def. Marker and Giraud; 6-3
Jon Star and Chethan Swanson def. Marinelli and Poysti; 7-6

Singles

Zincirli def. Goulak; 6-2, 7-5
Thamma def. Joenhagen; 6-1, 7-6
Maltby def. Marker; 7-6, 6-2
Poysti def. Star; 6-4, 6-4
Lam def. Marinelli; 6-4, 6-0
Mitchell Iwahiro def. Giraud; 6-4, 6-2

UP NEXT
Staying on the road, the Dons will head down to Los Angeles to face the USC Trojans at the Marks Tennis Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 10. First serve is at 2 p.m.