April 5, 2008

RENO, NEV. - On a windy Saturday in the Silver State, the San Francisco men's tennis team (12-6) topped Nevada (3-13) in a non-conference dual by a 5-2 score.

USF won two of three matches in doubles to take the opening team point. Falko Huettenberger and Asaf Cohen defeated Laurent Garcin and Augustin Myard, 9-8 (3) at No 1. Thong Tu and Rainer Nachbauer, at No. 2, took down Benjamin David and Guerin Smith, 8-4.

In the singles, Tu defeated Garcin 6-4, 6-1 in the No. 1 match and Cohen and Alex Daruty battled to a 7-6, 7-5 final at No. 2. The No. 5 match saw Huettenberger beat Myard 6-3, 6-2.

To cap off the dual, Mitch Del Rosario won a three set match versus Cameron Spearman. Del Rosario took the first and third sets in a 6-3, 1-6, 7-5 final score.

San Francisco next competes Wednesday in Stockton, Calif., versus Pacific (CA). First serve is set for 4 p.m. PDT.

San Francisco 5, Nevada 2

Doubles

1. Falko Huettenberger/Asaf Cohen (USF) def. Laurent Garcin/Augustin Myard (NEV); 9-8 (3)

2. Thong Tu/Rainer Nachbauer (USF) def. Benjamin David/Guerin Smith (NEV); 8-4

3. Kristian Kuharszky/Alex Daruty (NEV) def. Mitch Del Rosario/Torin Ching (USF); 8-6

Singles

1. Thong Tu (USF) def. Laurent Garcin (NEV); 6-4, 6-1

2. Asaf Cohen (USF) def. Alex Daruty (NEV); 7-6, 7-5

3. Benjamin David (NEV) def. Rainer Nachbauer (USF); 6-3, 6-0

4. Kristian Kuharszky (NEV) def. Einar Hart (USF); 6-3, 6-0

5. Falko Huettenberger (USF) def. Augustin Myard (NEV); 6-3, 6-2