California Golden Bears - Events

California Golden Bears - Events

Feb. 25, 1997

Utah Men's Tennis Edges Cal 4-3

BERKELEY, Calif. - The California men's tennis team fell to 3-3 on the season with a 4-3 loss to visiting Utah Tuesday.

Chris Santoso and Davis Sutton turned the Bear's top singles performances. Santoso, Cal's No. 3 singles player, beat Utah's Paul McPherson in straight sets 6-3 and 6-3 while Sutton, Cal's No. 4 singles player, came back from a 1-0 defecit to win 3-6, 6-2, 6-2

In doubles play, the Sutton-Santodo team won 8-6 against the Utes' No. 1 doubles team.

Singles                                        Score
1  Christian Svensson (Utah) def. Alex Sueur          6-3, 6-4
2  Brandon Owen (Utah) def. Nathan Jackmon            6-4, 6-4
3  Chris Santoso (Cal) def. Paul McPherson            6-3, 6-3
4  David Sutton (Cal) def. Phil Rodriguez             3-6, 6-2, 6-3
5  Ben Coates (Utah) def. Minh Le                     2-6, 6-2, 6-2
6  Cory Dalos (Utah) def. Brian Fernando              3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Doubles                
1  Sutton/Santoso (Cal) def. Christian/Svensson       8-6
2  Sueur/Le (Cal) def. McPherson/Dalos                8-5
3  Owen/Rodrigue (Utah) def. Jackmon/Fernando         8-5
Final Score:       Utah 4, Cal 3