STOCKTON, Calif. – BYU men’s tennis falls 4-0 to University of Pacific away on Friday at the Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center.

MATCH RESULTS

In doubles play, the Cougars battled for the doubles point with Wally Thayne and Tennyson Whiting at No. 1. Thayne and Whiting eventually fell to Peter Alam and Manroop Saini 6-3. With one doubles finished, the doubles point was left up to No. 2 and 3 doubles teams. At No. 2 doubles, Dominik Jakovljevic and Jack Barnett took the lead 5-3, to put the Cougars ahead in the set. Pacific fought hard however, and came out with the win at No. 3, securing the doubles point.

Missing a few players, BYU looked to come back in singles play. Pacific continued their lead with a win at No. 2 singles by Ran Amar to put the Lions up by two. BYU fought back at No. 4 and 6 singles splitting sets in both matches. Otto Schreiner of BYU took the first set 6-3 against Aleska Mardjonovic and was starting a third set when the match completed. At No. 6 singles, Alex Lin fell in the first set only to fight back in the second set winning 6-3 over Manroop Saini. Lin and Saini were also in their third set when the match completed.

The Lions continued to be a tough competitor for the Cougars, earning wins at No. 1 and 3 singles to secure the 4-0 win for Pacific.

Pacific 4, Brigham Young University 0

Singles competition

1. Peter Alam (PAC) def. Wally Thayne (BYU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Ran Amar (PAC) def. Mateo Vereau (BYU) 6-3, 6-0
3. Brandon Park (PAC) def. Dominik Jakovljevic (BYU) 6-1, 6-4
4. Aleska Mardjonovic (PAC) vs. Otto Schreiner (BYU) 3-6, 6-2, 2-3, unfinished 5. Liam Puttergill (PAC) vs. Tennyson Whiting (BYU) 6-4, 5-6, unfinished
6. Manroop Saini (PAC) vs. Alex Lin (BYU) 6-3, 3-6, 4-0, unfinished

Doubles competition

1. Peter Alam/Manroop Saini (PAC) def. Wally Thayne/Tennyson Whiting (BYU) 6-3
2. Ran Amar/Brandon Park (PAC) vs. Dominik Jakovljevic/Jack Barnett (BYU) 3-5, unfinished 3. Aleska Mardjonovic/Liam Puttergill (PAC) def. Otto Schreiner/Alex Lin (BYU) 6-3

Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (2,1,3)

PROVO, Utah –  BYU Men’s tennis will travel to California for their last two conference matches of the season against Pacific and Saint Mary’s. The Pacific match will be Friday, April 22 at 2 p.m. PDT. The Saint Mary’s match will be Saturday, April 23 also at 2 p.m. PDT.

BYU Notes: (8-11)

• The Cougars are 8-11 this season after two losses at last weekend to Pepperdine (1-4) and Loyola Marymount (0-4).
• BYU has also taken losses from Boise State (3-4), New Mexico (0-4), UC Santa Barbara (0-4), Cal Poly (0-4), Gonzaga (1-4), San Diego (0-4), Santa Clara (1-4) and San Francisco (0-4).
• BYU had two home wins in a row against University of Idaho (4-2) and University of Portland (4-2).
• The Cougars have also come out on top of Weber State (6-1), Grand Canyon (6-1), Nevada (4-3), UC Davis (4-1) and Utah State (4-3).
• BYU is 1-4 in West Coast Conference play.
• `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 1 Coaching Record: 22-14 (2nd Season)
• Record at BYU: Same
• Overall collegiate coaching record: 1,432-204

BYU Singles Record

Brigham Andrus (1-2)

Jack Barnett (1-3)

Zach Fuchs (3-1)

Matheus Ferreira Leite (5-8)

Dominik Jakovljevic (4-2)

Wally Thayne (4-5)

Mateo Vereau (4-3)

Tennyson Whiting (1-2)

Alex Lin (3-4)

Otto Schreiner (3-4)

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 (6-3)

Dominik Jakovljevic & Tennyson Whiting (0 & 1)

Otto Schreiner & Alex Lin (1 & 2)

University of Pacific Notes: (6-15)

• The Tigers are 13-5 this season after two losses last weekend to Portland (0-4) and Gonzaga (0-4).
• Pacific has also taken losses from Cal Poly (1-4), UC Santa Barbara (0-7), UC Irvine (2-5), Montana State (1-6), Boise State (3-4), Hawai’i (2-4), Nevada (1-4), Northern Arizona (3-4), Nevada (1-6), San Francisco (0-4), Santa Clara (1-4), Pepperdine (1-4) and Saint Mary’s (1-4).
• The Tigers have come out on top against USTA (4-1), UC Davis (5-2), Sacramento State (4-3), Idaho State (4-3), Loyola Marymount (4-2) and Riverside (4-3).
• BYU leads the series 8-3.   

Head Coach- Robin Goodman

• Alma Mater: Drake University    
• This is Goodman’s second season at Pacific.  

Pacific Match Information – Friday, April 22

• Time: 2 p.m. PDT
• Live Stats

Saint Mary’s Notes: (5-14)

• The Gaels are 5-14 this season after two losses last weekend to Portland (2-4) and Gonzaga (1-4).
• Saint Mary’s has also taken losses from University pf California (2-5), UCLA (0-7), Cal Poly (2-5), UC Davis (1-6), Sacramento State (3-4), Stanford (1-6), University of Nevada (2-4), Hawai’i (1-4), Idaho State (2-4), Santa Clara (1-4), San Francisco (2-4) and Pepperdine (0-4).
• The Gaels came out on top against UC David (4-3), San Francisco (4-3), Yale (4-2), Loyola Marymount (4-1) and Pacific (4-1)
• BYU leads the series against Saint Mary’s 7-6.

Head Coach- Greg Kennett

• Alma Mater: Illinois
• This is Kennett’s seventh season at SMC.  

Saint Mary’s Match Information– Saturday, April 23

• Time: 2 p.m. PDT
• Live Stats