LEWISTON – LC State Men’s Tennis took both of its matches Saturday against NCAA Division III Whitman College. The two wins improved the Warrior season record to 6-6.
MATCH ONE: (RV) LC State def. Whitman 7-0
LC secured the doubles point taking by two out of the three matches. Dane Felker and Itaru Kikuchi teamed up to win No. 2 doubles over Lucas Huang and Aidan Schutter by a score of 6-2. Austin Swing and Daniel Tevez took home the No. 3 doubles win over Artem Manov and Charles Rush 7-5.
In singles, the Warriors did not drop a set in sweeping the six matches.
Felker defeated Diego Guzman in No. 1 singles 6-1, 6-2. Declan Townsend was victorious in No. 2 singles over Lucas Huang 6-1, 6-4.
Cade Edwards had the most dominant victory of the day with a 6-1, 6-0 win in No. 3 singles while Daniel Tevez was pushed to the limit in a 7-5, 7-6 (5) win in No. 6 singles.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. Diego Guzman/Noah Baker (WC) def. Declan Townsend/Cade Edwards (LCSC) 6-4
2. Dan FelkerIItaru Kikuchi (LCSC) def. Lucas Huang/Aidan Schutter (WC) 6-2
3. Austin Swing/Daniel Tevez (LCSC) def. Artem Manov/Charles Rush (WC) 7-5
Singles
1. Dan Felker (LCSC) def. Diego Guzman (WC) 6-1, 6-2
2. Declan Townsend (LCSC) def. Lucas Huang (WC) 6-1, 6-4
3. Itaru Kikuchi (LCSC) def. Noah Baker (WC) 6-4, 6-4
4. Cade Edwards (LCSC) def. Aidan Schutter (WC) 6-1, 6-0
5. Austin Swing (LCSC) def. Charles Rush (WC) 6-0, 6-3
6. Daniel Tevez (LCSC) def. Artem Manov (WC) 7-5, 7-6(5)
MATCH TWO: (RV) LC State def. Whitman 6-1
Just as in the first match, LC was able to take two of three doubles matches to secure the point. Maksim Matyrni and Swing won in No. 1 doubles whileThomas Schaap and Andy Wu took home the win in No. 2 doubles.
Matyrnyi played in the match of the night, edging out Alejandro Raffo 5-7, 7-5, 10-6 in No. 1 singles. Schaap was also pushed to three sets in No. 4 singles before topping Bernardo Savitt 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.
Malte Sommer picked up a win in No. 2 singles against Luca Viarengo 6-3, 6-2.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. Maksim Matyrni/Austin Swing (LCSC) def. Alejandro Raffo/Luca Viarengo (WC) 6-3
2. Thomas Schaap/Andy Wu (LCSC) def. Gunnar Wollar/William Lanstra (WC) 7-5
3. Chris O’Farrell/Jackson Wurzer (WC) def. Alvaro Camino/Malte Sommer (LCSC) 6-4
Singles
1. Maksim Matyrni (LCSC) def. Alejandro Raffo (WC) 5-7, 7-5, 10-6
2. Malte Sommer (LCSC) def. Luca Viarengo (WC) 6-3, 6-2
3. Alvaro Camino (LCSC) def. Chris O’Farrell (WC) 6-1, 6-4
4. Thomas Schaap (LCSC) def. Bernardo Savitt (WC) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
5. Andy Wu (LCSC) def. Gunnar Wollar (WC) 6-0, 6-2
6. William Lanstra (WC) def. Cornelius Sia (LCSC) 6-2, 5-7, 10-7
UP NEXT
The Warrior men take two weeks off before traveling to Missoula, Mont., to play a pair of matches against the DI Grizz on March 12.
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