April 20, 2008

(Santa Clara, CA) - San Francisco was edged by the University of San Diego, 4-3, in Men's Tennis at the West Coast Conference Championships in Santa Clara on Sunday afternoon. The Dons took three of six singles matches but where shut out in doubles.

In singles action, sophomore Thong Tu defeated USD's Thomas Liversage 6-4, 6-4 at No. 1. In the No. 3 spot, freshman Asaf Cohen took a 6-1, 2-0 victory over Charl Wolmarans, and junior Falko Huttenberger defeated Nils Schive 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 at No. 5.

Freshman Rainer Nachbauer fell to Dean Jackson 6-2, 6-3 at No. 2, freshman Einer Hart fell to Tamer Antabi 6-2, 6-1, and sophomore Mitch Del Rosario fell to Levon Brown 6-3, 6-7, 7-6.

In doubles action, USD swept all three matches. Cohen/Huttenberger fell 8-4 to Jackson/Schive at No. 1. Liversage/Antabi took an 8-6 victory over Tu/Nachbauer, and Del Rosario/Ching fell to Wolmarans/Brown 7-6.

This concludes the 2008 Men's Tennis season. Please check USFDons.com for updates and join us next season.

San Diego 4, San Francisco 3

Doubles
1. Jackson/Schive (USD) def. Cohen/Huttenberger (USF) 8-4
2. Liversage/Antabi (USD) def. Tu/Nachbauer (USF) 8-6
3. Wolmarans/Brown (USD) def. Del Rosario/Ching 7-6 DNF

Singles
1. Thong Tu (USF) def. Thomas Liversage (USD) 6-4, 6-4
2. Dean Jackson (USD) def. Rainer Nachbauer (USF) 6-2, 6-3
3. Asaf Cohen (USF) def. Charl Wolmarans (USD) 6-1, 2-0
4. Tamer Antabi (USD) def. Einar Hart (USF) 6-2, 6-1
5. Falko Huttenberger (USF) def. Nils Schive (USD) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6
6. Levon Brown (USD) def. Mitch Del Rosario (USF) 6-3, 6-7, 7-6

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,1,4,2,5,6)