SANTA CLARA, Calif. – In Gonzaga's season finale, men's tennis (9-11 overall, 1-6 WCC) was defeated 4-1 by No. 67 Santa Clara.

The Broncos clinched the doubles point in Saturday's dual — held at the Degheri Tennis Center — by overcoming Giovanni Branchetti/Kai-Luca Ampaw (6-2) and Jay Fairclough/Nicholas Reeves (6-4). This was the season's first doubles defeat for Fairclough/Reeves, who opened the season 9-0 when paired up this Spring. Diego Herrera/Gus Krauel led 5-4 when the teams moved to singles.

Playing on their home courts, the Broncos notched two more points in singles, beating Reeves (6-2, 6-2) and Giovanni Branchetti (6-1, 6-3). The Bulldogs got on the board with Oscar Rashed's 6-4, 6-2 victory, however, Santa Clara survived Tom Dunlop 6-4, 6-4 to clinch the overall match. When the dual ended, Fairclough led in his third set and Ampaw was about to begin his.

MATCH NOTES
- Gonzaga men's tennis finishes the Spring season 9-11 overall and 1-6 in West Coast Conference play, with wins against Eastern Washington (twice), Seattle (twice), Montana State, No. 69 Montana, UC San Diego, SDSU, and Portland.
- After winning five out of six matches, including the conference opener against Portland, the Zags dropped six straight in a competitive WCC — the final three to opponents who were nationally ranked at the time.
- The upcoming WCC Tournament boasts four teams in this week's ITA top-75 team rankings: San Diego (#7), Pepperdine (#28), Pacific (#53), and Santa Clara (#67) — along with Saint Mary's and Loyola Marymount, the latter of which earned a national ranking earlier in the season.
- Santa Clara is now 14-8 overall and 5-2 in WCC play.
- The Broncos earned the No. 3 seed in the WCC Tournament and will face No. 6 Saint Mary's in the first round. 
- Santa Clara's two conference losses came to San Diego and Pepperdine, the other top seeds in the conference tournament.

DOUBLES NOTES
- The Zags were 26-27 overall in doubles matches this Spring season.
- Jay Fairclough led the Bulldogs in overall doubles wins (15-4), followed by Nicholas Reeves (11-2), Giovanni Branchetti (11-8), and Kai-Luca Ampaw (7-10).
- Fairclough/Reeves dropped their first doubles match when paired up this Spring, snapping an impressive nine-dual streak.

SINGLES NOTES
- The Zags were 46-50 overall in singles matches this season.
- Fairclough (9-3) and Ampaw (9-8) led GU in singles wins, followed by Rashed (7-6) and Dunlop (7-9).

4/19 Dual Results:
No. 67 Santa Clara 4, Gonzaga 1

Doubles
1. Luca Bluett/John Kim (SCU) def. Giovanni Branchetti/Kai-Luca Ampaw, 6-2
2. Tiago Boschmans/Lukas Maskow (SCU) def. Jay Fairclough/Nicholas Reeves, 6-4
3. Diego Herrera/Gus Krauel vs. Alexander W Eriksson/Valentin Faure (SCU), 5-4 (unfinished)
Order of Finish: 1, 2

Singles
1. Alexander W Eriksson (SCU) def. Giovanni Branchetti, 6-1, 6-3
2. Kai-Luca Ampaw vs. Luca Bluett (SCU), 6-4, 2-6 (unfinished)
3. Lukas Maskow (SCU) def. Nicholas Reeves, 6-2, 6-2
4. John Kim (SCU) def. Tom Dunlop, 6-4, 6-4
5. Jay Fairclough vs. Tiago Boschmans (SCU), 2-6, 6-3, 2-0 (unfinished)
6. Oscar Rashed def. Valentin Faure (SCU), 6-4, 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 6, 4