March 17, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO - A win by San Francisco's Einar Hart at the No. 4 position clinched a Dons' 5-2 team victory over UNLV Monday at the Olympic Club. One of USF's seven match wins on the day, Hart topped the Rebels' Bryan Miller in straight sets 6-3, 6-4.

San Francisco is now 9-5 on the year, while UNLV falls to 6-7.

USF won the doubles point by sweeping all three matches. Falko Huttenberger and Asaf Cohen finished first with an 8-6 win over the Rebels' Wesley Burrows and Elliot Wronski. Thong Tu and Rainer Nachbauer followed with an 8-5 win against David Campbell and Luca Barlocchi. Mitch Del Rosario and Torin Ching, at No. 3, then topped Andrew Giuffrida and Miller, 9-7.

Tu, Huettenberger and Del Rosario joined Hart in singles' victories. Tu won a 6-2, 6-0 decision over Wronski at No. 1. Huttenberger topped Campbell in a tight match 6-4, 7-6 (4) and Del Rosario beat Rony Yeghnazary 6-4, 6-2.

USF meets Marquette at the Olympic Club on Thursday at 1 p.m. PDT.

SAN FRANCISCO 5, UNLV 2

SINGLES

No. 1 Thong Tu (USF) def. Elliot Wronski (UNLV); 6-2, 6-0

No. 2 Luca Barlocchi (UNLV) def. Asaf Cohen (USF); 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

No. 3 Wesley Burrows (UNLV) def. Rainer Nachbauer (USF); 6-0, 4-0

No. 4 Einar Hart (USF) def. Bryan Miller (UNLV); 6-3, 6-4

No. 5 Falko Huettenberger (USF) def. David Campbell (UNLV); 6-4, 7-6(4)

No. 6 Mitch Del Rosario (USF) def. Rony Yeghnazary (UNLV); 6-4, 6-2

Order of Finish: 3,1,4,6,2,5

DOUBLES

No. 1 Falko Huettenberg/Asaf Cohen (USF) def. Wesley Burrows/Elliot Wronski (UNLV); 8-6

No. 2 Thong Tu/Rainer Nachbauer (USF) def. David Campbell/Luca Barlocchi (UNLV); 8-5

No. 3 Mitch Del Rosario/Torin Ching (USF) def. Andrew Giuffrida/Bryan Miller ; 9-7

Order of Finish: 1,2,3