Dons Drop 5-2 Decision To Pacific In Last Match Before WCC Championships :: USF Opens WCC Tournament Play Friday in Malibu

April 17, 2005

In both teams final matches prior to their league tournaments, the Pacific Tigers men's tennis team topped USF 5-2 in Pebble Beach Sunday.

Pacific started the match off by taking 2-of-3 in the doubles matches to move out to an early 1-0 lead. Junior Arnar Sigurdsson and sophomore Vladimir Zdravkovic defeated the No.1 team of Pablo Pires de Almeida and Philip Riise-Hanssen 8-2. Helping secure the point then was the No.2 doubles team of senior Niclas Otte and junior Jorgen Vestli as they defeated William O'Shea and Andrew Hogan, 8-2. Falko Huettenberger and Timo Kienle won easily for USF at number three.

USF got singles wins from Philip Riise-Hanssen at number two and Andrew Hogan, but got victories from Sigurdsson, Vestli, Zdravkovic, and sophomore Alan Kelly to take the win.


PACIFIC 5, USF 2 Pebble Beach, Calif. Sunday, April 17, 2005
DOUBLES
1. Sigurdsson/Zdravkovic (PAC) def. Pires de Almeida/Riise-Hanssen (USF) - 8-2
2. Otte/Vestli (PAC) def. O'Shea/Hogan (USF)- 8-2
3. Huettenberger/Kienle (USF) def. Kelly/Garrett Wyatt (PAC) - 8-2

SINGLES
1. Arnar Sigurdsson (PAC) def. Pablo Pires de Almeida (USF)- 6-0, 6-1
2. Jorgen Vestli (PAC) def. Timo Kienle (USF) - 7-5, 2-0 (ret)
3. Philip Riise-Hanssen (USF) def. Niclas Otte (PAC) - 6-3, 6-4
4. Vladimir Zdravkovic (PAC) def. Falko Huettenberger (USF) - 6-3, 6-2
5. Alan Kelly (PAC) def. Fernando Rodriguez (USF) - 7-5, 6-2
6. Andrew Hogan (USF) def. Stephan Conching (PAC) - 6-3, 3-6, 6-3