LEWISTON – The Lewis-Clark State Men’s Tennis team returned home in victorious fashion with a 6-1 win against NCAA Division III opponent Puget Sound at the LCSC Tennis Center on Saturday.
The win snapped a two-match losing streak and improved the Warrior record to 6-4 on the season.
LC State earned victories in all three doubles contests. Itaru Kikuchi and Matus Rusnak defeated Noah Henderson and Conor Blakeney in No. 1 doubles 6-4. Austin Swing and Nell Rollin won in No. 2 doubles 6-2. Gustavo Santos and Pavle Markus took the win in No. 3 doubles 6-3.
Markus did not drop a game in the opening set en route to a 6-0, 6-2 win over Brayden Sawyer in No. 2 singles. Cornelius Sia was also perfect in his opening set in No. 3 singles on the way to a 6-0, 6-1 win. Daniel Tevez, Malte Sommer and Gustavo Santos all came out on top in their singles matches.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. Itaru Kikuchi/Matus Rusnak (LCSC) def. Noah Henderson/Conor Blakeney (UPS) 6-4
2. Austin Swing/Nell Rollin (LCSC) def. Will Church/Brayden Sawyer (UPS) 6-2
3. Gustavo Santos/Pavle Markus (LCSC) def. Jason Rowe/Matthew Zou (UPS) 6-3
Singles
1. Jason Rowe (UPS) def. Alvaro Camino (LCSC) 7-5, 2-6, 10-6
2. Pavle Markus (LCSC) def. Brayden Sawyer (UPS) 6-0, 6-2
3. Cornelius Sia (LCSC) def. Matthew Merzbach (UPS) 6-0, 6-1
4. Daniel Tevez (LCSC) def. Tyler Blixt (UPS) 6-3, 6-1
5. Malte Sommer (LCSC) def. Reef Gelder (UPS) 6-0, 0-0 Ret. (Inj.)
6. Gustavo Santos (LCSC) def. David Lybeck (UPS) 6-3, 6-0
UP NEXT
The Warrior men host another NCAA Division III opponent in Whitman on Sunday at the LCSC Tennis Center. First serve is set for 1 p.m.
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