SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Santa Clara men's tennis dropped their home finale 4-0 against Cal Poly on Wednesday at the Degheri Tennis Center. 

The Broncos (8-10) got off to a good start claiming the first doubles match when James Bell and Nick Cmager defeated Noah Berry and Fernando Fonseca 6-2 on court two.  However, the Mustangs (15-4) took the next two matches to earn the doubles point.  The doubles point clincher came down to a tiebreak where Bastiaan Weststrate and Colter Smith beat Arthur Neuhaus and Mann Shah 7-6 (7-4) on court one.  

Cal Poly quickly went up 2-0 when Neuhaus was forced to retire atop the singles lineup. 

Westrate downed Cmager 6-1, 6-3 at court five to put the Mustangs up 3-0 with the match clincher coming shortly after on court fourth when Fernando Fonseca beat Santiage Hinojosa 6-4, 6-1.  

NEXT UP

The Broncos resume West Coast Conference action heading up the peninsula to face San Francisco on Saturday.  First serve at *2 p.m.  *Note, match time changed from the original time of 4 p.m. 

RESULTS

Cal Poly 4, Santa Clara 0
Apr 13, 2022 at Santa Clara, Calif. (Degheri Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. Noah Berry (CP) def. Arthur Neuhaus (SCUM) 5-2, retired
2. Mann Shah (SCUM) vs. Joe Leather (CP) 2-6, 4-3, unfinished
3. James Bell (SCUM) vs. Colter Smith (CP) 6-2, 5-4, unfinished
4. Fernando Fonseca (CP) def. Santiago Hinojosa (SCUM) 6-4, 6-1
5. Bastiaan Weststrate (CP) def. Nick Cmager (SCUM) 6-1, 6-3
6. Matthew Rodriguez (SCUM) vs. Ben Keyser (CP) 4-6, 3-4, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Bastiaan Weststrate/Colter Smith (CP) def. Arthur Neuhaus/Mann Shah (SCUM) 7-6 (7-4)
2. James Bell/Nick Cmager (SCUM) def. Noah Berry/Fernando Fonseca (CP) 6-2
3. Hendrik Inno/Joe Leather (CP) def. Santiago Hinojosa/Matthew Rodriguez (SCUM) 6-3

Match Notes
Cal Poly 15-4
Santa Clara 8-10
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,5,4)