SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara men's tennis picked up its first West Coast Conference victory of the season on Sunday. The Broncos defeated the Gonzaga Bulldogs by a score of 4-1 after losing the doubles point.

The Broncos (11-3, 1-2 WCC) lost a tightly contested doubles point to Gonzaga (6-6, 0-2 WCC). Sophomore Connor Garnett and freshman Vasileios Iliopoulos picked up a 6-4 win on court one but the Broncos fell 6-4 on both courts two and three.

Freshman Jesus Tapiador Barajas earned his second straight victory with a 6-2, 6-2 win on court four over Ronzai Saurombe. Iliopoulos posted a 6-2, 6-2 win on court five against Kyle Everly to give SCU a 2-1 lead. Sophomore Andrew Gu won 6-3, 6-2 against Vincent Rettke on court two for his seventh straight singles victory. Garnett clinched the win for the Broncos with his 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 win on court three against Sam Feit.

Santa Clara resumes WCC action on Friday at 1 p.m. at Pacific. The team then plays at St. Mary's (CA) at 2 p.m.

SCU 4, GON 1
March 26, 2017 | Degheri Tennis Center (Santa Clara, Calif.)
DOUBLES
1. Garnett/Iliopoulos (SCU) def. O'Sullivan/Feit (GON) – 6-4
2. Rettke/Everly (GON) def. Seby/Barajas (SCU) – 6-4
3. Dualde/Saurombe (GON) def. Gu/Khan (SCU) – 6-4

Gonzaga wins doubles point.
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2 

SINGLES
1. Ruadhan O'Sullivan (GON) vs. Robert Seby (SCU) – 6-2, 5-6 unfinished
2. Andrew Gu (SCU) def. Vincent Rettke (GON) – 6-3, 6-2
3. Connor Garnett (SCU) def. Sam Feit (GON) – 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
4. Jesus Tapiador Barajas (SCU) def. Ronzai Saurombe (GON) – 6-2, 6-2
5. Vasileios Iliopoulos (SCU) def. Kyle Everly (GON) – 6-2, 6-2
6. Simon Dualde (GON) vs. Kamran Khan (SCU) –6-4, 4-6, unfinished 

Order of finish: 4, 5, 2, 3*
* - clinched victory

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