CLAREMONT, Calif. – San Diego claimed its sixth straight WCC Tournament championship and ninth all-time with a dominating 4-1 victory against Santa Clara on Saturday afternoon.
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The Toreros (20-4) extended their winning streak to six matches and have won 14 of their past 15. USD reached 20 wins for the third time in the past five years.
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USD got off to a strong start in doubles with a pair of convincing wins to secure the doubles point.
August Holmgren and
Joel Gamerov, ranked 51st nationally, earned a dominating 6-0 victory at No. 1. It is the duo's fourth straight victory and they improved to 10-5 in dual matches.
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Gui Osorio and
Nico Borter sealed the point with a 6-3 win at No. 2. The pair won their fifth consecutive match and are 15-6 in dual matches this season.
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The Broncos (17-8) struck first in singles play with a victory at No. 6 to level the match at 1-1.
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That's all Santa Clara would get, however, as the Toreros reeled off the next three points to win the match.
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Holmgren, ranked 110th nationally, made quick work of Jesus Barajas at No. 2, winning 6-4, 6-2. Holmgren improved to 12-6 in dual matches.
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Gui Osorio battled for a 7-6 first-set victory then cruised to a 6-1 second-set win to defeat Andrew Gu at No. 1. Osorio extended his winning streak to 14 matches and is 20-3 in dual matches this season.
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For the second consecutive season,
David Norfeldt provided the WCC Tournament winning point with a 6-2, 6-4, victory at No. 5 against Rob Seby.
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The Toreros will find out their NCAA Tournament fate on Monday at 3 p.m. during the selection show on NCAA.com.
WCC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
#1 Doubles –
August Holmgren and
Joel Gamerov, San Diego
#2 Doubles – Sam Tullis and Ben Gajardo, BYU
#3 Doubles – Kamran Khan and Vasileios Iliopoulos, Santa Clara
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#1 Singles –
Gui Osorio, San Diego
#2 Singles –
August Holmgren, San Diego
#3 Singles –
Nico Borter, San Diego
#4 Singles – Vasileios Iliopoulos, Santa Clara
#5 Singles –
David Norfeldt, San Diego
#6 Singles – Santiago Hinjosa, Santa Clara
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