March 10, 2005

Moraga, CA - The Saint Mary's men's tennis team blanked visiting Sonoma State, walking away with a 7-0 victory on Thursday afternoon at Korth Tennis Complex. With the victory, the Gaels improved to 4-8 on the season.

The Gaels began with doubles play, winning all three matches. The team of Yury Platonov and Julien Tizot won 8-3, J.J. Whitlinger and Adam Fauvre won 8-3 and Andre Sion and Dan Anderson won 8-1.

In singles action, Sion won 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1, Tizot won 6-1, 6-1, Fauvre won 6-7 (5-7), 6-0, 11-9, Yury Platonov won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4, Whitlinger won 6-3, 6-4 and at No. 6 Tim Welty won 6-1, 6-1.

The Gaels return to action on Sunday, March 13, when they host Northern Colorado at 2 p.m. at the Korth Tennis Complex.

Saint Mary's 7, Sonoma State 0

SinglesAndre Sion def. Andrew Laing, 6-4, 6-2Julien Tizot def. Andy Muesse, 6-1, 6-1Adam Fauvre def. T.J. Veii, 6-7 (5-7), 6-0, 11-9Yury Platonov def. Kevin Buyse, 6-1, 6-1J.J. Whitlinger def. Josh Sahara, 6-3, 6-4Tim Welty def. Brandon Buskirk, 6-1, 6-1
DoublesPlatonov/Tizot def. Laing/Muesse, 8-3Whitlinger/Fauvre def. Veii/Buskirk, 8-3Sion/Anderson def. Buyse/Sahara, 8-1
Record: Saint Mary's (4-8)