SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - The ninth annual Battle in the Bay Classic took flight Friday as the Pacific men's tennis team was represented by sophomore Tadiwa Chinamo and freshman Daniel Orlita. 

The invitational began with doubles as Chinamo and Orlita paired up to take on Heslin and Tinelli from Boise State for the first set of matches on the day. Chinamo and Orlita defeated the Bronco pair 8-2 in a pro-set format. The victory goes down as Orlita's first ever collegiate doubles win. 

The win moved Pacific into the quarterfinals where the Tigers took on the fourth-seeded team from Southern California. The Trojan combo defeated Pacific 8-1 to push the Tigers out of the main draw. 

In singles action, Chinamo battled the top-seeded Alexander Rybakov of TCU in the opening round but fell to his opponent, 6-1, 7-6(4). Orlita played his first collegiate singles match Friday afternoon going up against fellow West Coast Conference opponent, Maxwell Mendelsohn from Pepperdine. The Tiger fought tough in his first match, but fell to the Wave representative, 7-5, 6-4. 

"It was a good day of competition at a great tournament," said assistant coach Daniel Llarenas. "The guys showed a lot of grit by the way they were managing themselves, especially in morning doubles."

The Tigers will head back to San Francisco on Saturday to participate in the singles consolation bracket starting with Chinamo at 10:30 a.m. facing Blaz Seric from Hawai'i followed by Orlita beginning at noon.

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