April 21, 2007

(San Diego, CA) The USD Toreros returned to the USD West Tennis Courts and finished their opening match of the 2007 WCC Championships by defeating No. 6 seed USF, 4-1. The Toreros, seeded No. 3, advance to today's 1:30 p.m. semi-final against No. 2 Santa Clara. Pepperdine, the No. 1 seed, will face No. 5 Saint Mary's in the other semi. When yesterday's match was suspended due to rain, the match was tied 1-all. USD returned today to earn wins at No. 2 (Chris Coetzee), No. 5 (Ryo Sekiguchi) and No. 6 (Matt Ozurovich) singles to advance. Today's consolation matches (#4 Portland vs. #8 Gonzaga; #6 LMU vs. #7 USF) are being played at San Diego State.

No. 3 San Diego 4, No. 6 San Francisco 1
(order of finish: 3, 1, 2, 6, 5, 4)

#1 Matthew Berry (USF) def. Thomas Liversage (USD); 6-1, 7-5
#2 Chris Coetzee (USD) def. Falko Huettenberger (USF); 6-2, 7-5
#3 Jonas Mouly (USD) def. Thong Tu (USF); 6-2, 6-3
#4 Charl Wolmarans (USD) vs. Rainer Nachbauer (USF); Did Not Finish
#5 Ryo Sekiguchi (USD) def. Asaf Cohen (USF); 6-2, 6-2
#6 Matt Ozurovich (USD) def. Einar Hart (USF); 6-3, 6-3