Pacific
No. 47 Mustangs Defeat Pacific in Rain Shortened Match, 4-1
3/31/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The Cal Poly men's tennis team remained unbeaten in Big West Conference play with a 4-1, rain shortened, win over Pacific on Saturday at Mustang Courts.
With the win the 47th-ranked Mustangs improve to 3-0 in conference play and 11-5 overall while Pacific falls to 6-10 and 1-1 in Big West play.
The Mustangs will return to the courts on April 7 when they travel to No. 31 Santa Clara.
With impending weather on the horizon, the match opened with singles play. Andre Dome, ranked 20th in the nation, opened play with a dominating two-set win over Ivan Castro, 6-1, 6-0.
Sophomore Marco Comuzzo backed it up on the fifth court with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Erik Cederwall and Jurgen De Jager gave the Mustangs a 3-0 lead with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Alex Hamilton on the sixth court.
Ben Mirkin picked up Pacific's lone win on the second court with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Matt Fawcett while Brian McPhee secured the win for the Mustangs on the third court with a three set win over Alex Golding.
McPhee dropped the first set 6-4, but battled back to pick up the next two, 6-2 and 6-4.
The match on the fourth court was tied up with each player, Jordan Bridge and Valentim Goncalves, winning a set when the match was called with outcome decided.
Doubles was not played due to the rain.
Tennis Match Results
Pacific vs Cal Poly
Mar 31, 2012 at San Luis Obispo, Calif.
(Mustang Courts)
#47 Cal Poly 4, Pacific 1
Singles competition
1. #20 Andre Dome (CP) def. Ivan Castro (PAC) 6-1, 6-0
2. Ben Mirkin (PAC) def. Matt Fawcett (CP) 6-4, 6-4
3. Brian McPhee (CP) def. Alex Golding (PAC) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
4. Jordan Bridge (CP) vs. Valentim Goncalves (PAC) 4-6, 6-4, unfinished
5. Marco Comuzzo (CP) def. Erik Cederwall (PAC) 7-5, 6-2
6. Jurgen De Jager (CP) def. Alex Hamilton (PAC) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition
Match Notes:
Pacific 6-10, 1-1 BWC
Cal Poly 11-5, 3-0 BWC; National ranking #47
Order of finish: Doubles (); Singles (1,5,6,2,3)
Match was called due to rain. Doubles not played...
