April 25, 2008

Stockton, Calif. - The third seeded Pacific men's tennis team advanced to the semifinals of the Big West Championships with a 4-2 victory over the sixth seed, UC Riverside, on Friday, Apr. 25.

The victory lifted the Tigers to 10-11 on the season and set up a meeting with No. 2 seed UC Irvine at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Apr. 26. UC Riverside, meanwhile, concluded their season at 7-14.

Down 1-0 following doubles play, the Tigers claimed positions two through five in singles competition in straight sets. Sophomore Renan Delsin (Santa Cruz da Conceicao, Brazil) got the Tigers started with a 6-0, 6-1 win at the third spot to tie the match at 1-1. Shortly thereafter the Tigers secured points from both the second and fourth slots in the lineup, then sophomore Vegerd Veskimagi (Saku, Estonia) sealed Pacific's victory with a 6-4, 7-6 (3) win over UC Riverside's Quoc Doan.

No. 3 Pacific def. No. 6 UC Riverside, 4-2
Indian Wells Tennis Garden (Indian Wells, Calif.)
April 25, 2008

Doubles (UC Riverside wins doubles point)
1) Joe Cartledge / Ahmad Shiraz (UCR) def. Moritz Starke / Renan Delsin (PAC), 8-6
2) Quoc Doan / John Park (UCR) def. David Gonzalez / Austin Kakar (PAC), 8-5
3) Artem Gramma / Vegerd Veskimagi (PAC) def. Sebastian Ko / Jack Tadevosian (UCI), 8-1

Singles
1) Moritz Starke (PAC) vs. Joe Cartledge (UCR), DNF
2) David Gonzalez (PAC) def. Gorjan Kovacevic (UCR), 6-4, 6-3
3) Renan Delsin (PAC) def. Jack Tadevosian (UCR), 6-0, 6-1
4) Artem Gramma (PAC) def. John Park (UCR), 6-2, 6-3
5) Vegerd Veskimagi (PAC) def. Quoc Doan (UCR), 6-4, 7-6 (3)
6) Ahmad Shiraz (UCR) def. Austin Kakar (PAC), 6-4, 6-2