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ATHERTON, CA – Beginning the spring season in impressive fashion, Menlo Men's Tennis took down American River 7-0 with just four doubles games allowed and all singles wins in straight sets out at Wunderlich Courts on Friday.

12 Different Oaks Contribute To Sweep
All three doubles matchups were finished in less than 30 minutes as the tandems of junior Robin McAlpine and freshman David Espinosa Navarro and graduate student Ian Ramiro Perez and junior Henry Riccioni-Brown both delivered 6-1 victories while graduate student Erkin Tootonchi Moghadam and senior Robinson Pelluault were not far behind, winning 6-2.

Freshman Joao Pedro Werner Ferreira earned the first singles win of the new year for Menlo on Court 2, besting Jesus Galvan 6-0, 6-2. His match ended in under an hour along with victories for senior Duarte Brito (6-1, 6-1) on Court 4 and sophomore Yuto Morita (6-2, 6-1) on Court 3 which helped ensure the Oaks' overall match result. Wrapping up the combined sweep, junior Lachlan Ming bested Myles Newton 6-4, 6-1 on Court 5 then graduate student Galien Del Vecchio took down Landon Arendt on Court 1 by a final of 6-1, 6-2. Sophomore Caio Pisciotta punctuated the sweep with his 6-2, 6-3 triumph on Court 6.

Up Next
Menlo will turn right around and host Fresno Pacific in less than 24 hours as a busy opening week continues on Wunderlich Tennis Courts tomorrow at 1 p.m.