LOS ANGELES- The Loyola Marymount men's tennis team (5-14) loss another tight match that went down to the wire, 4-3, to the Gonzaga Bulldogs Saturday afternoon.
 
The Lions took an early 1-0 lead over the Bulldogs, as Charles Roberts/Thien Nguyen and Emin Torlic/Austin Di Giulio picked up the wins at positions 1 and 3.  
 
In singles, the Lions continued to add points, as they would win on court 2 to give LMU a 2-0 lead over the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs did respond winning on court 5, while the Lions would extend the lead again with Austin Di Giulio dominating court 6.
 
With three courts left, the Bulldogs begin to come back, winning on all three courts to pull away with the victory.
 
LMU Men's Tennis 3, Gonzaga Men's Tennis 4
 
Doubles competition
1. Charles Roberts/Thien Nguyen (LMUM) def. Sasha Trkulja/Matthew Hollingworth (GONZ) 6-2
2. Jose Dominguez Alonso/Toky Ranaivo (LMUM) vs. Leon Roider/Tom Hann (GONZ) 4-4, UF
3. Emin Torlic/Austin Di Giulio (LMUM) def. Oliver Andersson/Theo McDonald (GONZ) 6-3
 
Singles competition
1. Dane Esses (LMUM) losses to Sasha Trkulja (GONZ) 3-6, 6-3, 3-6
2. Jose Dominguez Alonso (LMUM) def. Matthew Hollingworth (GONZ) 6-1, 6-3
3. John Bryan Otico (LMUM) losses to Oliver Andersson (GONZ) 7-5, 4-6, 4-6
4. Arthur Pantino (LMUM) losses to Arthus De La Basset (GONZ) 7-6, 2-6, 6-7
5. Emin Torlic (LMUM) losses to Tom Hann (GONZ) 6-7, 5-7
6. Austin Di Giulio (LMUM) def. Leon Roider (GONZ) 7-5, 6-4
 
 
Match Notes:
Gonzaga- 15-3
LMU Men's Tennis 5-15
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (2,5,6,1,3,4)
 
 
Next up: The Lions will travel to Provo, Utah on Friday, Apr. 15 to face the BYU Cougars in another WCC match. The match is set to start at 11:00 a.m. PST.