April 18, 2008

Santa Clara, Calif. - The seventh seeded Gonzaga University men's tennis team dropped a 4-0 decision to No. 2 University of San Diego Friday during the opening day of the West Coast Conference Championship in Santa Clara, Calif.

The Bulldogs drop 6-16 with the loss while the nationally-ranked Toreros improve to 11-10.

The No. 58 Toreros opened the match taking the doubles point after posting wins at No. 1 and 2. At No. 1, Dean Jackson and Nils Schive posted an 8-4 win over GU's Stefan Feddersen and Zack Radetzky. USD clinched the point with an 8-5 victory at No. 2 as Thomas Liversage and Tamer Antabi downed Conor Feeney and Cooper Fratt.

San Diego captured the victory, earning points at the No. 1, 2 and 6 spots in singles play. Liversage downed Feddersen 6-4, 7-6 at No. 1, while Jackson posted a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Dojcak at No. 2. The Toreros finalized the victory at No. 6 as Levon Brown defeated Charles Adams 6-4, 6-4.

The Bulldogs will now open consolation bracket play Friday as they face the loser of the No. 3 Saint Mary's College, No. 6 University of Portland contest.

San Diego 4, Gonzaga 0
Apr 18, 2008 at Santa Clara, Calif.
(The Degheri Tennis Center)
Doubles
1. Jackson/Schive (USD) def.Feddersen/Radetzky (GON) 8-4
2. Liversage/Antabi (USD) def. Feeney/Fratt (GON) 8-5
3. Wolmarans/Brown (USD) def. Napolsky/Dojcak (GON) 6-5 DNF
Singles
1. Thomas Liversage (USD) def. Stefan Feddersen (GON) 6-4, 7-6
2. Dean Jackson (USD) def. Roman Dojcak (USD) 6-4, 6-0
3. Charl Wolmarans (USD) def. Conor Feeney (GON) 6-2, 3-6, 4-1 DNF
4. Zack Radetzky (GON) def. Tamer Antabi (USD) 7-6, 7-6 DNF
5. Cooper Fratt (GON) def. Nils Schive (USD) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 DNF
6. Levon Brown (USD) def. Charles Adams (GON) 6-4, 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 2, 3); Singles (2,4,6,1,3,2)