March 20, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco men's tennis team (10-5) defeated Marquette (10-6) 5-2 in a non-conference dual Thursday afternoon at the Olympic Club.

With wins at the No.1 and No. 2 doubles positions USF took a 1-0 lead. Falko Huettenberger and Asaf Cohen combined to defeat Brett Binkley and Mark Rutherford, 8-2, while Thong Tu and Rainer Nachbauer topped Stephen Shao and Dusan Medan, 8-6 on way to the early jump start.

The Dons were the victors in four of the six singles contests. Tu defeated Trent Hagen in straight sets 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1 and Mitch Del Rosario followed suite with a 6-4, 6-2 win against Binkley at No. 6. Cohen and Einar Hart battled to find the final two points as both found themselves in heated three-set competition. Cohen lost the first set 6-2 to Medan before coming back to win the next two sets 6-3, 6-4. After a 6-2 opening bracket, Hart dropped a 6-3 second set and then had to squeeze through a 7-6 decision in set three to take care of Juan-Martin Paredes.

USF next competes on Monday, March 31 in a West Coast Conference dual versus Saint Mary's. The dual, taking place at the Olympic Club, is set to start at 1 p.m. PDT.

SAN FRANCISCO 5, MARQUETTE 2

DOUBLES

No. 1 Falko Huettenberger/Asaf Cohen (USF) def. Brett Binkley/Mark Rutherford (MAR); 8-2

No. 2 Thong Tu/Rainer Nachbauer (USF) def. Stephen Shao/Dusan Medan (MAR); 8-6

No. 3 Trent Hagan/Niko Boulieris (MAR) def. Mitch Del Rosario/Torin Ching (USF); 8-3

SINGLES

No. 1 Thong Tu (USF) def. Trent Hagan (MAR); 6-1, 6-2

No. 2 Asaf Cohen (USF) def. Dusan Medan (MAR); 2-6, 6-3, 6-4

No. 4 Niko Boulieris (MAR) def. Falko Huettenberger (USF); 7-6(2), 4-6, 3-6

No. 5 Einar Hart (USF) def. Juan-Martin Paredes (MAR); 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (3)

No. 6 Mitch Del Rosario (USF) def. Brett Binkley (MAR); 6-4, 6-2