Feb. 16, 2008

(San Diego, CA) - The USD men's tennis team improved to 3-4 on the young season with today's 4-3 win over visiting Cal Poly. The Toreros won the all-important doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2, then received singles victories from Dean Jackson, Thomas Liversage and Charl Wolmarans. Liversage and Wolmarans both won in straight sets, while Jackson's three-set victory was the deciding point for the Torero win.

Doubles
1. Liversage/Coetzee (USD) df. Akerberg/Wardman; 8-4
2. Jackson/Schive (USD) df. Foy/Young; 9-8 (12)
3. Berger/Gerst (Cal Poly) df. Womarans/Antabi; 9-8 (4)

Singles
1. Dean Jackson (USD) df. Andrew Gerst; 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
2. Thomas Liversage (USD) df. Joel Akerberg; 6-2, 7-6
3. Darryn Young (Cal Poly) df. Chris Coetzee; 6-3, 4-6, 1-6
4. Charl Wolmarans (USD) df. Robert Foy; 6-1, 6-3
5. Blake Wardman (Cal Poly) df. Tamer Antabi; 6-2, 7-5
6. Drew Jacobs (Cal Poly) df. Akshay Bajoria; 6-0, 6-1

Final Score: 4-3 USD, USD record is 3-4 overall.