STOCKTON, Calif. – The Pacific men's tennis team battled the windy conditions at the Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center on Sunday morning, winning the doubles points and continuing the momentum in singles play to claim a 4-2 early-morning win over Grand Canyon. 
 
Doubles

• Tadiwa Chinamo and Akram El Sallaly broke and took a 3-1 lead on court two, leading to a 6-3 win over Valentin Lang and Freddie Grant.
• John Horoz Garner and Nathan Hampton clinched the doubles point for Pacific with a 6-4 win.
• Ross Watson and Philip Hjorth went deep into their match on court one, standing at 6-6 when Horoz Garner and Hampton clinched.

Singles

• El Sallaly and Watson each took 3-0 first-set leads on courts three and one, respectively.
• Chinamo was the first Tiger to clinch a singles point, winning 6-1, 6-1 on four over David Weber.
• El Sallaly ended up winning the first set in a dominant 6-0 fashion, taking his match 6-0, 6-2 from GCU's Freddie Grant. 
• Coby McCaig finished off the dual win with a hard-fought 6-3, 7-5 win on six.

What Coach Palacio Said:

• "It was a great win for the guys today under some of the worst conditions. They were tested mentally and came up big as a team. It was a huge moment for our freshman Coby McCaig to get the clinch point! Looking forward to next weekend here at home."

Up Next:

• Pacific will stay home at the Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center next weekend for matches against Boise State on February 15 at 1:00 p.m. and UC Irvine on February 16 at 10:00 a.m.

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