BURLINGAME, Calif. – BYU men’s tennis swept league opponent San Francisco 4-0 in singles play Friday afternoon at the Broadway Tennis Center.

“San Francisco has some very good ball strikers on their team,” BYU head coach Brad Pearce said. “We started with singles today and found ourselves down early breaks on four out of six singles matches. We weren’t playing poorly, but they were just outplaying us. Fortunately, our guys dug in, found another gear, and we ended up getting six first sets. We kept the pressure on and ended with a decisive win against a good team. Hopefully the rain will clear, and we’ll get a chance to play Santa Clara tomorrow.”

The match started with singles and after four-straight wins, BYU (16-5, 5-1 WCC) completed with a sweep over San Francisco (6-13, 2-3 WCC). David Ball defeated Marco Barretto 6-4, 6-0 in No. 6 singles, while Sam Tullis earned a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Oliver Poysti in the No. 3 slot.

Continuing the wins, Sean Hill topped Johan Joenhagen 6-4, 6-4 in No. 1 singles and John Pearce defeated Ryan Marker 6-4, 6-4 in No. 4 singles. Because of the four wins, doubles matches were not played.

The Cougars play Santa Clara Saturday, April 7, at 11 a.m. PST at the Degheri Tennis Center to complete their third league match of the weekend. Live stats are available on the men’s schedule page.

Match Results

BYU 4, San Francisco 0

Singles Results

1. HILL, Sean (BYU) def. JOENHAGEN, Johan (USF) 6-4, 6-4
2. HSU, Jeffrey (BYU) vs. ZINCIRLI, Mert (USF) 6-2, 4-6, 1-1 (DNF)
3. TULLIS, Sam (BYU) def. POYSTI, Oliver (USF) 7-5, 6-3
4. PEARCE, John (BYU) def. MARKER, Ryan (USF) 6-4, 6-4
5. GAJARDO, Ben (BYU) vs. GIRAUD, Paul (USF) 7-6, 4-4 (DNF)
6. BALL, David (BYU) def. BARRETTO, Marco (USF) 6-4, 6-0

Order of finish: (6, 3, 1, 4)

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PROVO, Utah – BYU men’s tennis travels to California for three West Coast Conference matchups against Saint Mary’s, San Francisco and Santa Clara this week.

The Cougars play Saint Mary’s Thursday, April 5, at 2 p.m. PST at the Timothy Korth Tennis Complex. BYU then takes on San Francisco Friday, April 6, at 1 p.m. PST at the California Tennis Club. The team rounds its three-match slate at Santa Clara Saturday, April 7, at 11 a.m. PST at the Degheri Tennis Center. Links to live stats are available on the men’s schedule page.

BYU (14-5, 3-1 WCC) is looking to get back to winning after two disappointing losses last week. Jeffrey Hsu led the Cougars with two victories in No. 2 singles while Matthew Pearce added a win in No. 6 singles. 

Saint Mary’s
The Gaels (3-13, 0-4 WCC) are coming off two losses to conference foes Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine. BYU has won the last four matchups against Saint Mary’s.

San Francisco
The Dons (6-12, 2-2 WCC) recorded wins against Pacific and Saint Mary’s in league play. BYU is 6-0 in matchups against San Francisco since 2012.

Santa Clara
In league play, the Broncos (9-8, 1-3 WCC) swept Saint Mary's 4-0 but fell to Portland and Gonzaga. BYU lost 4-2 last year to Santa Clara in the WCC tournament but defeated the Broncos in the previous three matchups.

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