MORAGA & STOCKTON, Calif. – No. 75 Santa Clara men's tennis won a pair of West Coast Conference matches on the road this weekend to move up to a tie for third in the league standings. The Broncos cruised past Saint Mary's 4-0 on Saturday and took down No. 49 Pacific 4-1 on Sunday.
No. 75 Santa Clara 4 - Saint Mary's 0
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Santa Clara (12-8, 3-2 WCC) claimed the doubles point on wins by Luca Lemaitre and Tiago Boschmans on court two, followed by the clincher by Alexander Watanabe Eriksson and Valentin Faure on court three.
- Three singles victories followed, all by straight sets, on courts six, five and two to secure the team victory over Saint Mary's (5-14, 2-3 WCC).
- On court six, Valentin Faure easily took care of Bastien Maxant 6-1, 6-0. Tiago Boschmans pushed the Broncos lead to 3-0 with his 7-5, 6-1 triumph over Francisco Duran on court five.
- Luca Lemaitre clinched it with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Thibaud Maxant on court two.
No. 75 Santa Clara 4 - No. 49 Pacific 1
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Valentin Faure clinched the match for Santa Clara (13-8, 4-2 WCC) at 4-1 defeating Christof Schaertlin Coffey 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on court six.
- The Broncos took the doubles point after losing the first match. Lukas Maskow and Tiago Boschmans edged out Jonty Giesen and Justas Trainauskas 7-5 on court two to secure the doubles point.
- Pacific (13-8, 4-2 WCC) evened the match at 1-all taking the first singles match on court one.
- The Broncos then reeled off three straight singles wins at court four, three and six.
- On court four, John Kim downed Vraj Patel in straight sets 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 to give the Broncos a 2-1 edge. Lukas Maskow made it 3-1 with his 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) win over Ran Amar on court three.
NEXT UP:
- Santa Clara closes out the regular season with a home match against Gonzaga on Saturday. Admission is free is the Degheri Tennis Center.
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