SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The University of Nevada men's tennis team fell to No. 59 Santa Clara by a final score of 7-0 Saturday.
The Wolf Pack fell to 2-6 overall with the loss. Santa Clara moved to 8-4, earning their third straight victory.
Two singles matches, No.1 and No. 3, went three sets. Kristian Kuharszky pushed Santa Clara's John Lamble to a 10-8 third set tiebreaker, falling just two points shy of getting the win.
Nevada also won one of the doubles matches contested, as Kuharszky and Wessim Derbel defeated Maxime Armengaud and Nicolas Vinel at the No.1 doubles position. The one victory was not enough to earn the doubles point, as Santa Clara won at positions No. 2 and No. 3.
Nevada will take on Pacific Sunday to conclude its road trip.
Match Results
March 5, 2011
Santa Clara, Calif.
Santa Clara 7, Nevada 0
#1 Singles Kyle Dandan vs. Wessim Derbel SCU 6-7, 6-4, 1-0(5)
#2 Singles Maxime Armengaud vs. Victor Ouvrard SCU 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
#3 Singles John Lamble vs. Kristian Kuharszky SCU 6-2, 4-6, 1-0(8)
#4 Singles Nicolas Vinel vs. Quentin Mege SCU 7-5, 6-0
#5 Singles Tom Pham vs. Kyle Walker SCU 6-2, 6-0
#6 Singles Keith Kamono vs. Phillip Hinojosa SCU 6-1, 6-0
#1 Doubles Armengaud/Vinel vs. Derbel/Kuharszky NEV 7-6 (4)
#2 Doubles Dandan/Pham vs. Ouvrard/Mege SCU 8-2
#3 Doubles Lamble/Kamono vs. Hinojosa/Walker SCU 8-4
