SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara men's tennis team picked up five more wins at the Pacific Invitational on Saturday with Luca Lemaitre winning both his doubles and singles matches.   The Broncos faced Saint Mary's in doubles and Pacific in singles.

The Pacific Invitational is a hidden dual play format that includes singles against one team and doubles against a different team each day.  Teams will lineup and play similar to a team dual match like in the spring but there is no team scoring, only individual wins and losses. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• With five wins on Saturday, one in doubles and four in singles, the Broncos have collected a total of 12 wins over the first two days of the Pacific Invitational.  
• Lemaitre and Tiago Boschmans led the charge with two wins apiece.  Lemaitre paired up with Valentin Faure to defeat Pierre Lieutaud and Ellison Greco 6-4 for the lone Bronco win in doubles.  In singles, the Bronco sophomore beat Terence Das 6-3, 6-3.  Both of Boschmans' wins came in singles when he downed Christof S. Coffey 6-2, 6-2 and played an extra singles match against Francisco Duran of Saint Mary's and beat him 6-4, 6-1.  
• Payton Jim On had the other win when he took down Niv Zuckerman in three sets 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.  
• Alexander Watanabe Eriksson and Faure pushed their singles matches to three sets before eventually falling.  

NEXT UP:

• The Broncos is scheduled to play Pacific in doubles starting at 10 a.m. on Sunday, followed by singles against Sacramento State on the final day of competition.  

Pacific Invitational
11/1-3/2024 at Stockton, Calif. (Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center)

Singles competition
Friday, Nov. 1
Fri       Ivan Sodan (Washington) def. Alexander W Eriksson (Santa Clara) 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
Fri       Valentin Faure (Santa Clara) def. Brett Pearson (Washington) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
Fri       Luca Bluett (Santa Clara) def. Nikola Plavsic (Washington) 6-1, 6-2
Fri       Luca Lemaitre (Santa Clara) def. Ellison Greco (Saint Mary's) 6-4, 6-4
Fri       Payton Jim On (Santa Clara) def. Aidan Watt (Saint Mary's) 6-4, 6-3

Saturday, Nov. 2
Sat       Ran Amar (Pacific) def. Alexander W Eriksson (Santa Clara) 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
Sat       Justas Trainauskas (Pacific) def. Valentin Faure (Santa Clara) 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 6-3
Sat       Vraj Patel (Pacific) def. Luca Bluett (Santa Clara) 6-4, 7-5
Sat       Tiago Boschmans (Santa Clara) def. Christof S. Coffey (Pacific) 6-2, 6-2
Sat       Luca Lemaitre (Santa Clara) def. Terence Das (Pacific) 6-3, 6-3
Sat       Payton Jim On (Santa Clara) def. Niv Zuckerman (Pacific) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
Sat       Tiago Boschmans (Santa Clara) def. Francisco Duran (Saint Mary's) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles competition
Friday, Nov. 1
Fri       Alexander W Eriksson/Luca Bluett (Santa Clara) def. Hayden Rand/Henry Lamchinniah (Sacramento State) 6-4
Fri       Luca Lemaitre/Valentin Faure (Santa Clara) def. Nick Bowles/Miles Whitehead (Sacramento State) 6-4
Fri       Tiago Boschmans/Payton Jim On (Santa Clara) def. Martin Duris/Liam Carpenter (SAC/SMC) 7-6 (7-1)

Saturday, Nov. 2
Sat       Thibaud Maxant/Paulo Hugo Etchecoin (Saint Mary's) def. Alexander W Eriksson/Luca Bluett (Santa Clara) 6-1
Sat       Luca Lemaitre/Valentin Faure (Santa Clara) def. Pierre Lieutaud/Ellison Greco (Saint Mary's) 6-4
Sat       Carlos Ramos Membriv/Francisco Duran (Saint Mary's) def. Tiago Boschmans/Payton Jim On (Santa Clara) 6-4

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