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USF Men's Tennis Defeats Saint Mary's 5-2
March 5, 2005
(Moraga, CA) - USF men's tennis won its second straight West Coast Conference decision with a 5-2 victory against Bay Area rival Saint Mary's Saturday afternoon at the Timothy Korth Courts in Moraga. With the victory, the Dons (4-8, 2-1 WCC) complete a rare weekend sweep of the Gaels (2-8, 0-4 WCC) and the Broncos.
San Francisco won the doubles point and secured wins at No. 1, No.2, No. 5 and No. 6 singles. Timo Kienle won easily at No. 1 for the Dons with a 6-1, 6-0 pasting of Julien Tizot, while Philip Riise-Hanssen won 6-1, 6-3 against Martin Marechal, 6-1, 6-3.
USF dropped matches at No. 3 and No. 4 singles, but the lower part of the lineup posted wins. Rafael Corazza won in three sets against Yuri Platonov, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 and Andrew ertolina won 6-3, 7-5 at No.6 singles against J.J. Whitlinger.
San Francisco returns to action when they host Hawaii Sunday, March 6. First serve against the Rainbow Warriors is set for noon at Golden Gate Park.
DoublesUSF 5, SMC 2
Men's West Coast Conference Tennis
Kienle/O'Shea (USF) def.
Platonov/Tizot (SMC), 8-5
Marechal/Sion(SMC) def.
Bertolina/Riise-Hanssen (USF), 8-5
Corazza/Hogan (USF) def.
Whitlinger/Fauvre(SMC), 8-4
Singles Timo Kienle (USF) def. Julien Tizot (SMC), 6-1, 6-0 Philip Riise Hanssen (USF) def. Martin Marechal (SMC), 6-1, 6-3 Andre Sion (SMC) def. Andrew Hogan (USF), 6-2, 6-3 Adam Fauvre (SMC) def. Fernando Rodriguez (USF), 7-5, 7-5 Rafael Corazza (USF) def. Yuri Platonov (SMC), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 Andrew Bertolina (USF) def. J.J. Whitlinger (SMC) 6-3, 7-5
