Box Score LEWISTON, Idaho—Idaho men's tennis (4-2) swept Whitman College 7-0 on Monday afternoon.
 
Esteban Santibanez and Francisco Bascon opened the match their fourth doubles win of the season in the No. 1 spot over Ben Kirsh and Daniel Foster, 6-2.
In the No. 3 doubles spot Guilherme Scarpelli and Vivek Ramesh defeated Kai Strawn and John Carter 6-0, to clinch the doubles point.
Bruno Casino and Althaf Dhaifullah finished their doubles match in the No. 2 spot against Raijul Chikkalingaiah and Andreas Mueller-Immergluck with a 7-6 win.

In singles play the Vandals claimed six victories.
Francisco Bascon topped Ben Kirsh for the first singles point in the No. 1 spot, 6-2, 6-2.
Althaf Dhaifullah followed up Bascon's win with one of his own, 6-0, 6-2, over Dan Foster in the No. 2 spot.
Bruno Casino clinched the match point with a 6-3, 6-1, win over Rajul Chikkalingaiah in the No. 4 spot.
Ahead 4-0 after the completion of the three singles matches, the Vandals continued the remaining three matches.
Esteban Santibanez topped Andreas Mueller-Immergluck 6-0, 6-4 in the No. 3 singles match for the Vandals' fifth point.
Vivek Ramesh added another win, 6-3, 6-0, over Tom Chang in the No. 6 spot.
Guilherme Scarpelli closed out the match with another singles win, 7-5, 6-1, over Matthew Biggi in the No. 5 match.


"Good win against a tough team," said Head Coach Daniel Hangstefer. "I thought we competed and executed well for the most part."


UP NEXT

The Vandals are now 4-2 on the season and have won three consecutive matches. Idaho will travel to Spokane, Washington next weekend to take on the Gonzaga Bulldogs Sat. Feb. 22^nd at 4 p.m.



Tennis Match Results
Whitman vs Idaho
Feb. 17th, 2020 at Lewiston, Idaho


Singles

1. Francisco Bascon (UI) def. Ben Kirsch (WC) 6-2, 6-2
2. Althaf Dhaifullah (UI) def. Dan Foster (WC) 6-0, 6-2
 3. Esteban Santibanez (UI) def. Andreas Mueller-Immergluck (WC) 6-0, 6-4
4. Bruno Casino (UI) def. Rajul Chikkalingaiah (WC) 6-3, 6-1
5. Guilherme Scarpelli (UI) def. Matthew Biggi (WC) 7-5, 6-1
6. Vivek Ramesh (UI) def. Tom Chang (WC) 6-3, 6-0

Doubles
1. F. Bascon/Estaban Santibanez (UI) def. Kirsch/Foster (WC) 6-2
2. Bruno Casino/Althaf Dhaifullah (UI) def. Chikkalingaiah/Mueller-Immergluck (WC) 7-6
3. Guilherme Scarpelli/Vivek Ramesh (UI) def. Strawn/Carter (WC) 6-0

Match Notes:

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2) Singles (1,2,4,3,6,5)