Golden Eagles Cap California Trip With 6-1 Win

March 23, 2008

Santa Clara, Calif. - The Marquette University men's tennis team capped a three-match road swing in California with a 6-1 non-conference victory over Santa Clara Saturday afternoon in non-conference action.

The Golden Eagles will now conclude the regular season with three-straight home matches at the Helfaer Tennis & Recreation Center prior to the BIG EAST Championship April 17-20.

Marquette claimed the doubles point against the Broncos before winning five of the six singles matchups. Each of the singles decisions were of the straight-set variety.

Tennis Match ResultsMarquette vs Santa ClaraMar 22, 2008 at Santa Clara, Calif.
Marquette 6, Santa Clara 1Singles competition:1. Jay Wong (SCU) def. Trent Hagan (MU) 6-4, 6-32. Dusan Medan (MU) def. Kenzo Hirakawa-Wong (SCU) 7-6, 6-23. Stephen Shao (MU) def. Senthil Chidambaram (SCU) 6-2, 6-14. Niko Boulieris (MU) def. Charlie Burke (SCU) 6-3, 6-05. Juan-Martin Paredes (MU) def. Justin Wong (SCU) 6-0, 6-06. Mark Rutherford (MU) def. John Iwanski (SCU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition:1. Jay Wong/Kenzo Hirakawa-Wong (SCU) def. Brett Binkley/Mark Rutherford (MU) 8-62. Stephen Shao/Dusan Medan (MU) def. John Iwanski/Justin Wong (SCU) 8-43. Trent Hagan/Niko Boulieris (MU) def. Charlie Burke/Senthil Chidambaram (SCU) 8-4