Upset Bid Falls Short As San Diego Defeats Washington 4-2

Thursday, March 7

Seattle, WA

5:00 PM

University of Washington

San Diego

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Upset Bid Falls Short As San Diego Defeats Washington 4-2

March 07, 2019 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

SEATTLE --- The Washington men's tennis team lost 4-2 to No. 27 San Diego on Thursday night at Nordstrom Tennis Center. The Dawgs took an early 2-0 lead but couldn't hold on for the victory. With the loss, UW is now 3-8 on the year.

UW took the doubles point and the lead after winning two out of three doubles matches.

The 34^th ranked doubles pair of senior Piers Foley and sophomore Jack Davis defeated the 59^th ranked tandem of Joel Gamerov and August Holmgren 6-3. Davis and Foley are now 5-4 in dual doubles matches on the season.

The freshman doubles pair of Ewen Lumsden and Adam Torocsik lost 3-6 to Guus Koevermans and David Norfeldt as the doubles point would come to Court 2.

Senior Kawika Lam and senior Enzo Sommer finished off their opponents 6-3 to give the Dawgs a 1-0 lead.

Lumsden gave the Huskies a 2-0 lead as he breezed through his match on Court 5, defeating David Norfeldt 6-1, 6-1. Lumsden is now 4-1 on the season playing in the fifth spot in the lineup.

Shortly after, Torocsik dropped his match 4-6, 0-6 on Court 6 as the Toreros cut the Washington lead to 2-1.

USD tied up the match at two on Court 2 as 70^th ranked Gui Osorio defeated Foley 6-4, 6-4. The loss snapped Foley's five match singles winning streak.

San Diego next took a 3-2 lead as Sommer lost 3-6, 6-7 on Court 1. The match was then clinched on Court 4 as freshman Ernesto Turegano lost 6-7, 3-6.

Davis' match on Court 3 was in a second set tiebreaker when the overall match was decided. Davis took the first set 6-3.

The Huskies will open up Pac-12 conference play on Saturday at Oregon at 2:00 p.m.

Singles results (5, 6, 2, 1, 4)
1. August Holmgren (USD) def. Enzo Sommer (WASH) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
2. #70 Gui Osorio (USD) def. Piers Foley (WASH) 6-4, 6-4
3. Jack Davis (WASH) vs. Nico Borter (USD) 6-3, 6-6, unfinished
4. Joel Gamerov (USD) def. Ernesto Turegano (WASH) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
5. Ewen Lumsden (WASH) def. David Norfeldt (USD) 6-1, 6-1
6. Guus Koevermans (USD) def. Adam Torocsik (WASH) 6-4, 6-0

Doubles results (1, 3, 2)
1. #34 Jack Davis/Piers Foley (WASH) def. #59 Joel Gamerov/August Holmgren (USD) 6-3
2. Kawika Lam/Enzo Sommer (WASH) def. Gui Osorio/Nico Borter (USD) 6-3
3. Guus Koevermans/David Norfeldt (USD) def. Ewen Lumsden/Adam Torocsik (WASH) 6-3

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