March 2, 2011
SAN DIEGO, Calif.- The University of San Diego men's tennis team won its sixth-consecutive match by knocking off No. 33 Rice University 6-1 at home on Wednesday afternoon. The 25th-ranked Toreros improve to 9-2 with the win, while the Owls drop to 9-4 on the year.
USD got started with an 8-4 doubles win from its 28th-ranked duo of Dean Jackson and Patrick Pohlmann over Michael Nuesslein and Peter Frank. Rice bounced back by taking the victory on court three as Christian Saravia and Isamu Tachibana defeated Thibaut Visy and Clarke Spinosa 8-1.
The Toreros clinched the doubles point, however, when Nikola Bubnic and Nils Schive outlasted Harry Fowler and Oscar Podlewski 9-7 on court two.
Singles action started with four-straight Torero victories, kicked off by Jackson's 6-2, 6-1 handling of Fowler, who came in ranked 82nd. Jackson, ranked 47th, improved to 21-5 with the win.
At No. 4 was Spinosa, who took care of Philipp Seifert 6-0, 6-4 to give the Toreros a 3-0 advantage. Spinosa won his sixth-consecutive singles match. Visy followed that up with the clinching victory at No. 5, a 6-3, 6-3 defeat of Saravia and Visy's 21st win of the year.
Keeping the momentum going in USD's favor was Bubnic, who bounced back from dropping the first set to Frank 3-6 to take the second and third sets 6-1 and 6-2, respectively.
The only Rice win came at No. 6 when Tachibana battled past freshman Emilio Mora for a 6-4, 4-6, 10-6 victory.
Pohlmann wrapped up the day with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over Podlewski at No. 3. The win bumps Pohlmann up to 8-2 in dual singles play.
The Toreros look to extend their winning streak when they welcome Boston College to town on Friday, March 11th for a 1:30 p.m. match.
March 2, 2011
#25 San Diego 6, #33 Rice 1
@ Hogan Tennis Center, USD
Doubles
(1) #28 Jackson/Pohlmann (USD) def. Nuesslein/Frank (RICE) 8-4
(2) Bubnic/Schive (USD) def. Fowler/Podlewski (RICE) 9-7
(3) Saravia/Tachibana (RICE) def. Visy/Spinosa (USD) 8-1
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2*
USD wins doubles point.
Singles
(1) #47 Dean Jackson (USD) def. #82 Harry Fowler (RICE) 6-2, 6-1
(2) Nikola Bubnic (USD) def. Peter Frank (RICE) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
(3) Patrick Pohlmann (USD) def. Oscar Podlewski (RICE) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
(4) Clarke Spinosa (USD) def. Philipp Seifert (RICE) 6-0, 6-4
(5) Thibaut Visy (USD) def. Christian Saravia (RICE) 6-3, 6-3
(6) Isamu Tachibana (RICE) def. Emilio Mora (USD) 6-4, 4-6, 10-6
Order of finish: 1, 4, 5*, 2, 6, 3
*Clinching match
Match Notes: San Diego (9-2), Rice (9-4)
