SPOKANE – Mario Duron picked up his first singles win of the 2024 spring season, but the Idaho men's tennis team dropped their match at Gonzaga, 6-1, on Sunday afternoon. 

Idaho began the day by earning a victory on court three in doubles to jumpstart action. Sebastian Medica and Alex Asenov knocked off Gonzaga's Gus Krauel and Tom Dunlop by way of a 6-2 result to give the edge to the Vandals in doubles play. The Zags responded with a pair of victories at No. 1 and 2 to clinch the doubles point. 

Duron was the lone Vandal to come out victorious in singles action, earning a dominant 6-4, 6-0 straight-set win over Dunlop on court five. 

Matteo Masala and Alejandro Salvador both competed in a third-set decider but fell at No. 4 and 6, respectively. 

The Vandals continue an eight-match road stand next week when the team travels to North Dakota for a pair of contests against Lindenwood and North Dakota for a Sunday, Feb. 4 doubleheader.

Gonzaga 6, University of Idaho 1 

Singles competition 
1. Sasha Trkulja (GU) def. Taiyo Kurata (ID) 6-4, 6-3 
2. Matthew Hollingworth (GU) def. Sebastian Medica (ID) 6-0, 6-1 
3. Leon Roider (GU) def. Yu-Shun Lai (ID) 6-3, 6-3 
4. Pablo Gomez Galvan (GU) def. Matteo Masala (ID) 5-7, 6-0, 10-6 
5. Mario Duron (ID) def. Tom Dunlop (GU) 6-4, 6-0 
6. Oscar Rashed (GU) def. Alejandro Salvador (ID) 6-2, 6-7 (7-9), 10-6 

Doubles competition 
1. Sasha Trkulja/Matthew Hollingworth (GU) def. Yu-Shun Lai/Taiyo Kurata (ID) 7-6 (7-5) 
2. Leon Roider/Pablo Gomez Galvan (GU) def. Mario Duron/Matteo Masala (ID) 6-2 
3. Sebastian Medica/Alex Asenov (ID) def. Gus Krauel/Tom Dunlop (GU) 6-2 

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

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