Stockton, Calif. - The Pacific men's tennis team dropped a 4-2 to Utah State on Thursday, March 12 at the Hal Nelson Tennis Courts. The Tigers are now 2-11 overall, while Utah State improved to 14-4.

Pacific took the doubles point with two victories by partners Jose Chamba and Miguel Diaz, and Marlon Brand and Sem Verbeek. Diaz picked up the only singles win for the Tigers. 

The Tigers are next in action with a home match on Friday, Mar. 13 against San Francisco in their West Coast Conference home opener. The match is scheduled for a 2:00 p.m. start.

Utah State 4, Pacific 2

Doubles
1 Chamba/Diaz (PAC) def. Matt Sweet/Salwan (USU) - 6-1
2 Brand/Alameh (PAC) def. Baumgartner/Fritz (USU) - 6-2
3 Hamilton/Oliveira (PAC) vs. Swindells/Barajas (USU) - 5-3, DNF
Pacific won the doubles point

Singles
1 Dennis Baumgartner (USU) def. Alex Hamilton (PAC) - 6-3, 6-2
2 Migual Diaz (PAC) def. Jack Swindells (USU) - 6-1, 6-3
3 Karan Salwan (USU) def. Jose Chamba (PAC) - 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
4 Marcus Fritz (USU) def. Daniel Alameh (PAC) - 6-1, 7-5
5 Jaime Barajas (USU) def. Marlon Brand (PAC) - 6-3, 6-3
6 Andrew Nakajima (USU) def. Bernardo Oliveira (PAC) - 4-6, 6-4, 0-1 DNF