SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – San Diego State men’s tennis secured its fourth straight win on Saturday, sweeping Pacific 4-0 in a neutral site match in San Luis Obispo. The Aztecs improve to 6-8 on the season after winning back-to-back contests, first taking down No. 67 Cal Poly 4-2 on Friday. The Tigers fall to a 5-7 record and next face the Mustangs on Sunday.
The team captured its sixth consecutive doubles point with wins on courts one and three. Brock Anderson and Lars Johann first defeated Terence Das and Hasith Gummuluru 6-1 in the third spot to give San Diego State the advantage. Aleksi Lofman and William Kleege then clinched the point with a 6-4 win over Christof Schaertlin Coffey and Reuben De Klerk on the top court. The duo remains undefeated in the top spot with an 8-0 record. Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice and Imran Daniel Hazli trailed 5-4 against Nico Rating and Jonty Giesen on court two when the point was captured.
The Aztecs made quick work of the Tigers in singles competition, winning in the first, third and fifth spots to earn a shutout victory. On court three, Gonzalez Fitzmaurice downed Das 6-3, 6-3 to give San Diego State its second point. Finn Willman then took court five 6-3, 6-4 over De Klerk. Lofman was the clincher, sealing the victory with a 7-5, 6-2 win against Giesen in the top spot.
The Scarlet and Black led in all three unfinished matches. On court two, Hazli held a 6-3, 4-3 advantage over Coffey while Johann was ahead 7-5, 4-2 over Rating on court four and Maijorov led Zhora Chetverukhin 6-2, 4-6, 2-1 in the sixth spot.
Next up, the Aztecs will take on No. 50 Harvard in a neutral site match at San Diego’s Hogan Tennis Center on March 17, beginning at 2 p.m.
Doubles
1. Aleksi Lofman/William Kleege (SDSU) def. Christof Schaertlin Coffey/Reuben De Klerk (Pacific) 6-4
2. Nico Rating/Jonty Giesen (Pacific) vs. Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice/Imran Daniel Hazli (SDSU) DNF 5-4
3. Brock Anderson/Lars Johann (SDSU) def. Terence Das/Hasith Gummuluru (Pacific) 6-1
Singles
1. Aleksi Lofman (SDSU) def. Jonty Giesen (Pacific) 7-5, 6-2
2. Imran Daniel Hazli (SDSU) vs. Christof Schaertlin Coffey (Pacific) DNF 6-3, 4-3
3. Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice (SDSU) def. Terence Das (Pacific) 6-3, 6-3
4. Lars Johann (SDSU) vs. Nico Rating (Pacific) DNF 7-5, 4-2
5. Finn Willman (SDSU) def. Reuben De Klerk (Pacific) 6-3, 6-4
6. Denis Maijorov (SDSU) vs. Zhora Chetverukhin (Pacific) DNF 6-2, 4-6, 2-1
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,5,1)