March 19, 2007

STOCKTON, Calif. - The University of Northern Colorado men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 match on Monday to Pacific, giving the Tigers their first win of the season.

Kollman Gearhart earned the Bears' victory in his No. 4 singles match, winning in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0.

The win lifted Pacific to 1-9 on the season, while the Bears fell to 3-11 overall.

Northern Colorado continues its play in California with a match against St. Mary's.

Pacific 6, Northern Colorado 1

Doubles
1. Starke/Zdravkovic (PAC) def. Fallico/Nunn (NCOL), 8-0
2. Kelly/Toledo (PAC) def. Tschetter/Gearhart (NCOL), 8-2
3. Veskimagi/Ebrahim (PAC) def. Kinsey/Behm-Meyer (NCOL), 8-3

Singles
1. Moritz Starke (PAC) def. Austin Nunn (NCOL), 6-2, 6-3
2. Alan Kelly (PAC) def. Vinnie Fallico (NCOL), 6-2, 6-4
3. Vegerd Veskimagi (PAC) def. Paul Tschetter (NCOL), 6-0, 6-3
4. Kollman Gearhart (NCOL) def. Pedro Toledo (PAC), 6-2, 6-0
5. Chase Oliphant (PAC) def. Kyle Barrett (NCOL), 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (5)
6. Ahad Ebrahim (PAC) def. Eric Kinsey (NCOL), 6-1, 6-1