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Men's Tennis

Toreros Battle with Ranked UCLA

Norfeldt wins but Toreros defeated in LA

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - David Norfeldt defeated a nationally ranked opponent, but San Diego men's tennis (6-8, 3-1 WCC) fell 6-1 on the road to No. 36 UCLA (11-3) on Tuesday. 

The Toreros fell behind in doubles when Garrett Kurtz and Blake Kasday were defeated 6-2 and lost the doubles point when August Holmgren and Norfeldt lost 7-5. 

UCLA pushed the lead to 3-0 with back-to-back wins on court's four and two, then clinched the match with a win on court five. 

Norfeldt faced No. 81 Drew Baird on court three, who had won his last two singles matches in straight sets and had only lost four matches this season. After losing the first set 2-6, Norfeldt battled back to take the second set 6-4, then won the match in a tiebreak third set, winning 10-6 in the break. 

San Diego will complete their five-game road trip on Saturday, April 10, as they take on BYU in Provo at 11:00 a.m. (PT). 

Results 

Doubles 
1. #75 Bryce Pereira/Keegan Smith (UCLA) def. August Holmgren/David Norfeldt (USD) 7-5
2. Drew Baird/Govind Nanda (UCLA) def. Blake Kasday/Garrett Kurtz (USD) 6-2
3. Roscoe Bellamy/Mathew Tsolakyan (UCLA) vs. Nico Borter/Marvin Schaber (USD) 6-6 (5-2), unfinished

Singles
1. #48 Keegan Smith (UCLA) def. #30 August Holmgren (USD) 6-3, 7-5
2. #116 Govind Nanda (UCLA) def. Nico Borter (USD) 6-3, 6-0
3. David Norfeldt (USD) def. #81 Drew Baird (UCLA) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6)
4. Ben Goldberg (UCLA) def. Marvin Schaber (USD) 6-0, 6-2
5. Sam Feit (UCLA) def. Garrett Kurtz (USD) 6-4, 6-0
6. Roscoe Bellamy (UCLA) def. Blake Kasday (USD) 6-3, 6-4
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Players Mentioned

Nico Borter

Nico Borter

Redshirt Junior
August Holmgren

August Holmgren

Junior
Garrett Kurtz

Garrett Kurtz

Senior
David Norfeldt

David Norfeldt

Junior
Marvin Schaber

Marvin Schaber

Freshman
Blake Kasday

Blake Kasday

5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nico Borter

Nico Borter

Redshirt Junior
August Holmgren

August Holmgren

Junior
Garrett Kurtz

Garrett Kurtz

Senior
David Norfeldt

David Norfeldt

Junior
Marvin Schaber

Marvin Schaber

Freshman
Blake Kasday

Blake Kasday

5' 10"
Freshman