Men's Tennis Concludes Dual Season Versus University of Texas-Pan American

Men's Tennis Concludes Dual Season Versus University of Texas-Pan American

April 14, 2008

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The Santa Clara men's tennis team dropped their final regular season match versus University of Texas-Pan American, 5-2. The day began with the Broncos honoring student assistant Kevin McQuaid in their annual Senior Day in front of a crowd made up of many former players.

After the Broncos celebrated McQuaid's five year career with Santa Clara, the Broncos began doubles play. At the No. 1 position, Kenzo Hirakawa-Wong and Jay Wong edged Ivan Avila and Nirvick Mohinta, 8-7 for the win. Santa Clara could not pull out the doubles point with losses at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots.

In singles action, the Broncos fell in the No. 4 through No. 6 positions. At the No. 1 spot sophomore Jay Wong defeated Ivan Avila, 6-2, 6-1, getting Santa Clara's first point of the day. Kenzo Hirakawa-Wong and Senthil Chidambaram, who played at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, respectively, were the last ones on the court. Behind the cheers of the crowd, Hirakawa-Wong pulled out the victory over the Broncs Ashwin Vijayaragavan, 6-1, 5-7 (10-5). Chidambaram, who was the final match on the court, fell in the first set, 7-5, to UTPA's Nirvick Mohinta. After rallying back in the second set, Chidambaram could not extend the match into a third set and fell 7-5.

Santa Clara will be hosting the WCC Championships April 18-20 at the Degheri Tennis Center. A schedule of play will be announced later this week.

Doubles
No. 1 SCU Kenzo Hirakawa-Wong/Jay Wong d. UTPA Ivan Avila/Nirvick Mohinta 8-7
No. 2 UTPA Marcus Dornauf/Andrew Irving d. SCU John Iwanski/John Iwanski 8-1
No. 3 UTPA Shashank Vij/Ashwin Vijayaragavan d. SCU Senthil Chidambaram/Justin Wong 8-4

Singles
No. 1 SCU Jay Wong d. UTPA Ivan Avila 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 SCU Kenzo Hirakawa-Wong d. UTPA Ashwin Vijayaragavan 6-1, 5-7 (10-5)
No. 3 UTPA Nirvick Mohinta d. SCU Senthil Chidambaram 7-5, 7-5
No. 4 UTPA Andrew Irving d. SCU Charlie Burke 1-6, 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 UTPA Marcus Dornauf d. SCU Justin Wong 6-0, 6-2
No. 6 UTPA Shashank Vij d. SCU John Iwanski 6-1, 6-0