SANTA CLARA, Calif. – In its second road match of the weekend, BYU men’s tennis fell 4-1 to Santa Clara at the Degheri Tennis Center on Saturday.

“I am proud of the way the guys played today,” said head coach Dave Porter. “We came out and played well in doubles. In singles the energy and fight was there, so we just need to get home and heal up before our next match against Pepperdine.”

Coming out strong in doubles play, Wally Thayne and Tennyson Whiting dominated at No. 1 doubles with a 6-2 win over Mann Shah and Arthur Neuhaus. In a closer match at No. 2 doubles, Matheus Leite and Mateo Vereau fought to the end, eventually earning the 7-5 win for the Cougars.  Their win over Guillaume Dalmasso and Santiago Hinojosa gave BYU its first point. At No. 3 doubles, Otto Schreiner and Alex Lin were up 5-4 when doubles play finished.

BYU’s Thayne and Santa Clara’s Dalmasso then took the court at No. 1 singles, battling for the first set win at 5-5. Dalmasso eventually took the 7-6 (4) win over Thayne in the first set.

At No. 2 singles, injured senior Leite fell to Neuhaus 6-1, 6-1 to give the Broncos their first point. With the score tied 1-1, Vereau won the first set 7-5. Vereau came back strong in the second set and was up 5-2 when the match ended.

At No. 5 singles, Schreiner battled for BYU and eventually lost 6-4, 6-1 to Hinojosa to put the Broncos up 2-1. Jakovljevic and Thayne both fought to put the Cougars in the lead but fell in close matches at No. 4 and 1 singles to secure the 4-1 win for Santa Clara.

Lin was ahead 4-1 in the second set when the match finished.

BYU men’s tennis will be home next week hosting Pepperdine on Thursday, April 14. The match is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. MST at the BYU Outdoor Tennis Courts.

MATCH RESULTS

Santa Clara 4, Brigham Young University 1

Singles competition

1. Guillaume Dalmasso (SCUM) def. Wally Thayne (BYU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
2.  Arthur Neuhaus (SCUM) def. Matheus Ferreira Lei (BYU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Mann Shah (SCUM) vs. Mateo Vereau (BYU) 5-7, 5-2, unfinished
4. James Bell (SCUM) def. Dominik Jakovljevic (BYU) 6-3, 6-4
5. Santiago Hinojosa (SCUM) def. Otto Schreiner (BYU) 6-4, 6-1
6. Nick Cmager (SCUM) vs. Alex Lin (BYU) 7-5, 4-1, unfinished

Doubles competition

1. Wally Thayne/Tennyson Whiting (BYU) def. Mann Shah/Arthur Neuhaus (SCUM) 6-2
2. Matheus Ferreira Lei/Mateo Vereau (BYU) def. Guillaume Dalmasso/Santiago Hinojosa (SCUM) 7-5
3. Nick Cmager/James Bell (SCUM) vs. Alex Lin/Otto Schreiner (BYU) 5-4, unfinished

Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (2,5,4,1)

PROVO, Utah –  BYU men’s tennis will be on the road again this week traveling to face San Francisco on Friday, April 8 and Santa Clara on Saturday, April 9. The San Francisco match is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. PST and the Santa Clara match will begin at 11 a.m. PST.

BYU Notes: (8-7)

• The Cougars are 8-7 this season after a loss to No. 21 San Diego last weekend (0-4) and a win against UC San Diego (4-3.
• Men’s tennis also fell to Gonzaga (1-4) and won against Utah State (4-3) the weekend before.  
• BYU had two home wins in a row against University of Idaho (4-2) and University of Portland (4-2).
• Men’s tennis also took two away losses against UC Santa Barbara (4-0) and Cal Poly (4-0).
• BYU came out with two on the road wins against University of Nevada (4-3) and UC Davis (4-1).  
• BYU has also lost to Boise State in a close 4-3 match and to New Mexico (3-2).
• Men’s tennis came out on top of the Weber State Wildcats and Grand Canyon Antelopes, winning both matches by a score of 6-1. 
• BYU kicked off its 2021-22 season at the Hawai’i Invitational on Jan. 6-8. The Cougars were 8-1 in doubles and 9-12 in singles for an overall record of 17 wins and 13 losses.  

Head Coach- Dave Porter

• Alma Mater: BYU, 1975
• Division I Coaching Record: 22-12 (2nd Season)
• Record at BYU: Same
• Overall collegiate coaching record: 1,432-200

BYU Singles Record

Brigham Andrus (1-2)

Jack Barnett (1-3)

Zach Fuchs (3-1)

Matheus Ferreira Leite (5-7)

Dominik Jakovljevic (4-1)

Wally Thayne (4-3)

Mateo Vereau (4-3)

Tennyson Whiting (1-1)

Alex Lin (3-4)

Otto Schreiner (3-3)

BYU Doubles Record

Brigham Andrus & Matheus Ferreira Leite (3-1)

Zach Fuchs & Wally Thayne (1-1)

Mateo Vereau & Wally Thayne (1-1)

Dominik Jakovljevic & Mateo Vereau, (1-0)

Jack Barnett & Tennyson Whiting (4-2)

Jack Barnett & Wally Thayne (1-0)

Dominik Jakovljevic & Alex Lin (1-0)

Mateo Vereau & Matheus Leite (5-3)

Dominik Jakovljevic & Tennyson Whiting (0 & 1)

Otto Schreiner & Alex Lin (1 & 1)

San Francisco: (10-8)

• The Dons are 10-8 this season after two losses last weekend to Gonzaga (0-4) and Portland (0-4).
• San Francisco has also lost to Stanford (1-6), Saint Mary’s (3-4), UC Irvine (3-4), UC Davis (3-4), UCSB (2-5) and Cal Poly (1-6).
• The Dons came out on top against Brown (4-2), Saint Mary’s (4-2), Pacific (4-0), UC Davis (4-3), New Mexico State (4-2), Army (4-1), Sacramento State (4-2), UC Irvine (4-3), UC San Diego (6-1) and Point Loma (6-1).
• BYU leads the series against San Francisco 11-1.  

Head Coach- JT Sundling  

• Alma Mater: Texas Christian University   
• This is Sundling’s first season at San Francisco.

San Francisco Match Information – Friday, April 8

• Time: 12 p.m. PST
• Live Stats

Santa Clara Notes: (7-8)

• The Broncos are 7-8 this season after two losses last weekend to Portland (0-7) and Gonzaga (0-4).
• Santa Clara has also taken losses from Cal Poly (2-5), Florida Atlantic (2-5), UC Santa Barbara (0-7), UC Irvine (1-4), UC David (1-6) and New Mexico (2-5).
• The Broncos came out on top of Pacific (4-1), Saint Mary’s (4-1), UNLV (4-3), Yale (4-1), Grand Canyon (4-3), Sacramento State (4-3) and UC Santa Cruz (7-0).
• BYU leads the series against Santa Clara 8-6.

Head Coach- Niall Angus

• Alma Mater: Texas A&M

• Record at Santa Clara: 58-41

Santa Clara Match Information– Saturday, April 9

• Time: 11 a.m. PST
• Live Stream
• Live Stats