April 25, 2004

(Santa Clara, CA) -- The USD men's tennis team dropped a 4-1 decision to No. 1 seed Pepperdine in today's WCC Championship final. USD's lone point came at No. 6 singles where freshman Jeff Das defeated Alexis Rafidison, 6-2, 6-4. The USD Toreros, with a record of 13-7, will now await word from the NCAA whether they receive an at-large bid into the 2004 NCAA Tournament.

2004 WCC Men's Tennis Championships @ Santa Clara University; Santa Clara, CA

#1 SEED PEPPERDINE 4 #2 SEED SAN DIEGO 1

Doubles 1. (46) Doerner-Herrera (PEP) df. Pongsrikul-Beuque; 8-4 2. Hansen-Borzenski (PEP) df. Blair-Koristovic; 8-4 3. Rico-Rafidison (PEP) vs. Ysern-Plotnik; Did Not Finish

Singles 1. (21) Pedro Rico (PEP) df. (58) Pierrick Ysern; 6-3, 6-3 2. (60) Calle Hansen (PEP) df. Robbie Blair; 6-2, 6-0 3. Alexandre Herrera (PEP) df. Jason Pongsrikul; 6-3, 7-6 4. Scott Doerner (PEP) vs. Nic Beuque; DNF 5. Richard Johnson (PEP) vs. Mirza Koristovic; DNF 6. Jeff Das (USD) df. Alexis Rafidison; 6-2, 6-4