David Norfeldt

Men's Tennis

Toreros Victorious Over UC Irvine

San Diego moves to 2-0 on the season

SAN DIEGO - San Diego men's tennis (2-0) earned a hard fought victory Sunday with a 5-2 win over UC Irvine (1-2).

"It was great to get back on court in our second home match of the year", said head coach Ryan Keckley. "UCI is well coached and a loud group that lets you know they are there from the beginning.  It was important for our guys to experience that level of intensity in our new facility and understand how to combat the momentum swings."

The Toreros got things rolling early as August Holmgren and David Norfeldt won their doubles match 6-2. Nico Borter and Sacchitt Sharrma clinched the double's point for San Diego with a 6-3 win to give USD a 1-0 lead overall. 

In singles play, Norfeldt made quick work of his opponent with a 6-0, 6-3 win to give the Toreros a 2-0 lead overall which was quickly followed by Ilias Zimmermann giving USD a 3-0 lead overall with a 6-2, 6-2 win. 

UCI made things interesting with wins on courts five and one which cut San Diego's lead to 3-2 but Borter came through clutch with a 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) win to clinch the match for the Toreros. Marvin Schaber made it 5-2 with a 7-6 (7-0), 6-1 win. 

"Competitively, we did our job today," said Keckley "We looked more comfortable on the court, but we still need to continue to hone the fundamentals in both our doubles and singles game styles."

The team will be back in action on Friday Feb. 19 as they take on Arizona State before their conference opener on Saturday Feb. 20 versus Saint Mary's.

Results (In order of finish) 

Doubles 
1. August Holmgren/David Norfeldt (USD) def. Bruce Man-Son-Hing/Bjorn Hoffmann (UCI) 6-2
3. Nico Borter/Sacchitt Sharrma (USD) def. Jonathan Star/Matthew Sah (UCI) 6-3
2. Blake Kasday/Ilias Zimmermann (USD) vs.  Mark Peneff/Thomas Smart (UCI) 5-3

Singles
2. David Norfeldt (USD) def. Jeremy Merville (UCI) 6-0, 6-3
4. Ilias Zimmermann (USD) def. Thomas Smart (UCI) 6-2, 6-2
5. Matthew Sah (UCI) def. Sacchitt Sharrma (USD) 6-1, 7-5
1. Bjorn Hoffmann (UCI) def. #60 August Holmgren (USD) 6-3, 7-5
3. Nico Borter (USD) def. Mark Peneff (UCI) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Marvin Schaber (USD) def. Ali Amiri (UCI) 7-6 (7-0), 6-1
 
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Players Mentioned

Nico Borter

Nico Borter

Redshirt Junior
August Holmgren

August Holmgren

Junior
David Norfeldt

David Norfeldt

Junior
Marvin Schaber

Marvin Schaber

Freshman
Sacchitt Sharrma

Sacchitt Sharrma

6' 4"
Freshman
Blake Kasday

Blake Kasday

5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nico Borter

Nico Borter

Redshirt Junior
August Holmgren

August Holmgren

Junior
David Norfeldt

David Norfeldt

Junior
Marvin Schaber

Marvin Schaber

Freshman
Sacchitt Sharrma

Sacchitt Sharrma

6' 4"
Freshman
Blake Kasday

Blake Kasday

5' 10"
Freshman