SEATTLE, Wash. - After securing the doubles point and starting ahead 1-0, the Pacific men's tennis team fell to the Washington Huskies, 6-1, Saturday evening in Seattle.
The loss drops Pacific to 1-4 overall and the Huskies improve to 2-1.
In Case You Missed It
- The Tigers started off strong with Mikayel Khachatryan and Ross Watson taking their doubles point 6-3 and No. 57 Akram El Sallaly and Bernardo Oliveira winning their match 7-5 to grab a 1-0 lead.
- In doubles, the Tigers are 3-2 this season.
- In singles, the Tigers struggled dropping all of their matches.
- At No. 1 singles, Tadiwa Chinamo fell to Jake Douglas, 6-0, 6-0 followed by Khachatryan dropping his match 6-2, 6-1.
- Oliveira, at No. 4 singles, fell to Amit Batta in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2 and with El Sallaly falling 6-1, 6-3, the Huskies claimed victory.
- Watson won his first set 6-4 and fought a tough second set but Piers Foley took the second in a tie-break 7-6(5). With the decision down to the third set, Foley took control and won the point with a 6-2 third set.
Head Coach Ryan Redondo's Thoughts
"We got out to a great start taking the doubles point. From there, John and Ross came out firing and put themselves in great positions. Bernardo and Mikayel were playing and competing well, but then we backed off, which we know we can't do as a team. It's a mentality and a mindset we need to embrace and another lesson that has to make us better."
Up Next
The Orange and Black continue on the road and make their way to Salt Lake City, Utah to take on the Utah Utes on Saturday, Jan. 3 at 1 p.m. PST.
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