Stockton, Calif. – The Pacific men's tennis team won its fourth straight match with a 5-2 victory over Santa Clara on Saturday, April 11. The Tigers improved to 8-14 overall, and moved into a tie for second place at 5-2 in West Coast Conference play. The Broncos dropped to 6-12 and 1-6 in WCC matches.

The Broncos took the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2. Miguel Diaz, Alex Hamilton, Jose Chamba and Bernardo Oliveira won singles matches to take the match. Oliveira's 6-0, 6-4 win over Sebastian Mathieu clinched the win for the Tigers.

"This was a tough match," said Head Coach Ryan Redondo. "Santa Clara has some very tough players and we got put in a hole losing the doubles. But the team united and played some impressive tennis. We have a big match tomorrow and it's senior day."

The Tigers are next in action with their final home match of the year on Sunday, April 12 at the Hal Nelson Tennis Courts. Sunday's match is a non-conference match at 11:00 a.m. against UC Santa Barbara. Fans in attendance will get free pizza. It's also Senior Day, with Hamilton and Marlon Brand playing their final home matches.

Final Score: Pacific 5, Santa Clara 2

Singles
1. Miguel Diaz (PAC) def. Ilya Osintsev (SCU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Alex Hamilton (PAC) def. Ashot Khacharyan (SCU) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (5)
3. Jose Chamba (PAC) def. Mikheil Khmiadashvili (SCU) 6-2, 6-3
4. Sam Bertram (SCU) def. Daniel Alameh (PAC) 7-6, 2-6, 1-0 (9)
5. Marlon Brand (PAC) def. Max Heerinckx (SCU) 6-0, 6-2
6. Bernardo Oliveira (PAC) def. Sebastian Mathieu (SCU) 6-0, 6-4

Doubles
1. Osintsev/Bertram (SCU) def. Diaz/Chamba (PAC) 6-4
2. Khacharyan/Khmiadashvili (SCU) def. Brand/Alameh (PAC) 7-5
3. Hamilton/Sem Verbeek (PAC) def. Michael Standifer/Heerinckx (SCU) 6-3