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Dons Complete Sweep Of Gaels
March 15, 2010
(Pebble Beach, Calif.) - San Francisco men's tennis completed a season sweep of Saint Mary's Sunday, earning a 5-2 victory at Pebble Beach. The victory marked the first time the Dons earned a season series sweep over the Gaels since the 2002-03 season.
With the victory, USF improves to 8-4 overall and an unblemished 3-0 against West Coast Conference foes.
The Dons jumped out to an early lead, earning the doubles point with victories at No. 1 and 3. Thai Tu and Asaf Cohen continued their strong play, taking an 8-6 win over Gavin Leon and Lucas Tirelli at the top spot. At No. 3, Einar Hart and Mark DeCastro gave the Dons the lead thanks to an 8-5 victory over Sherify Hamdy and Steven Dawson.
In singles action, Tu won his eighth straight singles match thanks to a come-from-behind 3-6, 6-0, 6-1 win at the top spot. Hart earned a No. 2 win, downing Andrea Zannoni 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, while Cohen recorded a straight-set 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 4 over Leon. DeCastro continued his solid freshman campaign, earning a 6-3, 603 win over Youssef El Boozkoori at No. 5.
USF will take to the courts again Thursday, as they host UAB at the Olympic Club at 11:30 a.m.
USF 6, Saint Mary's 1Doubles 1 - Thai Tu/Asaf Cohen (USF) def. Gavin Leon/Lucas Tirelli (SMC) 8-6 2 - Michael Carreno/Andrea Zannoni (SMC) def. Jacob Hartwig/Richard Bucalem (USF) 8-4 3 - Einar Hart/Mark DeCastro (USF) def. Sherify Hamdy/Steven Dawson (SMC) 8-5
Singles 1 - Tu (USF) def. Leon (SMC) 3-6, 6-0, 6-1 2 - Hart (USF) def. Zannoni (SMC) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 3 - Hamdy (SMC) def. Bucalem (USF) 6-3, 6-3 4 - Cohen (USF) def. Leon (SMC) 6-2, 6-1 5 - DeCastro (USF) def. Youssef El Boozkoori (SMC) 6-3, 6-3
6- Carreno (SMC) def. Hartwig (USF) 6-3, 1-6, 6-0
