Highlanders Fall to San Francisco, 6-1

San Francisco, Calif. -- Radford's men's tennis team fell to San Francisco, 6-1, from Golden Gate Park last evening. The Highlanders record evened to 4-4, while the Dons improved to 6-7.

The Dons took two of three double matches to take a 1-0 lead. They then won five of the six single matches to earn the victory. For the Highlanders, Arthur Vasarevic (Zagreb, Croatia) won at No. 3 singles, while the No. 2 doubles team of Joakim Arhammer (Sollentuna, Sweden) and Robel Mengisteab (Kista, Sweden) earned a victory as well.

Radford faces St. Mary's today at 6 pm EST.

Results:

USF 6, Radford 1

SINGLES:

1. Timo Kienle (USF) def. James Lloyd (RU) 6-3, 4-6, 10-6

2. Philip Riise-Hansen (USF) def. Brandon Johnson (RU) 6-3, 7-5

3. Arthur Vasarevic (RU) def. Andrew Hogan 6-2, 6-2

4. Fernanando Rodriguez (USF) def. Joakim Arhammar (RU) 6-2, 6-4

5. Falko Huettenberger (USF) def. Robel Mengisteab (RU) 6-2, 6-0

6. Andrew Bertolina (USF) def. Dominic Soeur (RU) 6-4, 6-4

DOUBLES:

1.Kienle/Riise-Hansen (USF) def. Lloyd/Vasarevic (RU) 8-5

2.CMengisteab/Arhammar (RU) def. Huettenberger/Rodriguez (USF) 8-6

3. William O'Shea/Greg Hom (USF) def. Soeur/Johnson (RU) 8-4