STOCKTON, Calif. – An all-around team effort helped No. 47 BYU men’s tennis sweep Pacific 4-0 Friday afternoon at the Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center.

"Pacific is well-coached and their guys compete hard, so this was an important win for us today," BYU head coach Brad Pearce said. "We paid the price through practice to be ready for today's match, and I'm very pleased with how well we started in every doubles' position to get the doubles point. The great start in doubles carried over to our singles play. I'm very proud of what we accomplished here." 

The Cougars (11-1, 2-0 WCC) quickly earned the doubles point over the Tigers (3-10, 0-1 WCC) with wins in the No. 1 and No. 2 slots. Sean Hill and Jeffrey Hsu defeated No. 65 doubles duo Bernardo Oliveira and Akram El Sallaly with a solid 6-1 victory, while John Pearce and Ben Gajardo earned a 6-2 win against Johnathon Lieu and John Horoz Garner.

Moving into singles, BYU maintained the momentum for three consecutive wins. In No. 5 singles, Gajardo defeated Mikayel Khachatryan 6-1, 6-0. Sam Tullis beat El Sallaly 6-2, 7-6 to put the Cougars up 3-0 against the Tigers. In No. 6 singles, Matthew Pearce earned a win over Lieu 6-4, 7-5 to secure the BYU 4-0 sweep.

The Cougars will compete in the Oracle Invitational on Mar. 16 and 17 in Indian Wells, California. Match information will be posted on the men’s schedule page.

Match Results

BYU 4, Pacific 0

Doubles Results

1. HILL, Sean/HSU, Jeffrey (BYU) def. OLIVEIRA, Bernardo/EL SALLALY, Akram (Pacific) 6-1
2. PEARCE, John/GAJARDO, Ben (BYU) def. LIEU, Johnathon/HOROZ GARNER, John (Pacific) 6-2
3. TULLIS, Sam/BALL, David (BYU) vs. WATSON, Ross/CHINAMO, Tadiwa (Pacific) 5-3 (DNF)

Order of finish: (1, 2)

Singles Results

1. HILL, Sean (BYU) vs. WATSON, Ross (Pacific) 6-2, 6-7, 0-1 (DNF)
2. PEARCE, John (BYU) vs. CHINAMO, Tadiwa (Pacific) 6-4, 0-6, 4-4 (DNF)
3. HSU, Jeffrey (BYU) vs. OLIVEIRA, Bernardo (Pacific) 5-7, 4-2 (DNF)
4. TULLIS, Sam (BYU) def. EL SALLALY, Akram (Pacific) 6-2, 7-6
5. GAJARDO, Ben (BYU) def. KHACHATRYAN, Mikayel (Pacific) 6-1, 6-0
6. PEARCE, Matthew (BYU) def. LIEU, Johnathon (Pacific) 6-4, 7-5

Order of finish: (5, 4, 6)

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PROVO, Utah – No. 47 BYU men’s tennis travels to Stockton, California for its next conference match of the season against Pacific on Friday, Mar. 9, at 12 p.m. PST at the Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center.  

The Cougars (10-1, 1-0 WCC) had a solid 6-1 victory over Idaho State last weekend. With Sean Hill out, senior John Pearce stepped up and led the team with wins in both No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles. Sam Tullis and Ben Gajardo continue to see success in singles.

The Tigers (3-10, 0-0 WCC) are coming off a 4-1 win against Hawaii at the Pacific Mountain Invitational. Pacific will open conference play this weekend against BYU. The roster boasts a younger lineup, with the majority being sophomores. The Cougars clinched a close 4-3 victory over the Tigers last year.

Results will be updated following the match on the men’s schedule page.

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