SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Playing against the No. 29 ranked team in the country, the Santa Clara men's tennis team dropped its match 4-0 to the University of Tulsa on Friday afternoon.

The Broncos forced the doubles into a deciding third match but were unable to keep pace with the Golden Hurricanes, falling in three consecutive singles matches to put Santa Clara at 4-3 on the season and 0-3 on the road.

"Credit to Tulsa for coming out and playing high caliber tennis today," said Head Coach Derek Mills. "It was a tough match against a highly ranked team but our guys will learn from these experiences."

Tulsa increased its lead with a straight-set victory on Court 3 in singles. Looking for his second consecutive victory and fifth of the dual season, Gu was upended 6-3, 6-4.

The Golden Hurricanes pressed forward and distanced themselves after Okkie Kellerman overcame Khan in a back-and-forth match, 6-4, 7-5.

Needing one more victory to clinch the victory, Dylan McCloskey closed the door on a Bronco comeback attempt. Despite taking the first set 6-3, Seby was unable to keep the momentum rolling, falling 6-1, 6-1 in sets two and three.

With the match in the books, Santa Clara and Tulsa left three matches unfinished. On Court 1, Khacharyan dropped the first set 7-6 competing against Carlos Bautista but was in control in the second frame, leading 4-1. Playing at his customary No. 4 position, Garnett came away with a first set victory, dropped the second set and found himself down 3-1 in set number three. Playing No. 6 singles, Sebastien Mathieu was outmatched in his first set but was leading 6-5 in set number two when the match was called.

The Broncos will look to dethrone another ranked foe this Sunday when they travel to face the University of Arkansas.