Stags Sweep Tigers in SCIAC Match

CLAREMONT, Calif. (Mar. 28, 2009) – It was another tough outing for the Tigers, as they faced a tough SCIAC rival in the form of the Claremont Stags.  The host Stags dominated from the outset, handing the Tigers a disappointing 9-0 loss.

Claremont had it going early, sweeping all three doubles matches by a combined score of 24-3.  In singles it was more of the same, as Claremont swept through the first four rounds in dominating fashion, until the fifth match.  Victor Sowers played great, taking the first set 7-6, before falling 4-6 in the second and then losing a heartbreaking third 7-6 by a score of 10-8 in the tie break.

Next up for Occidental (3-7, 1-4) will be Chapman University at 2pm, on Friday, April 3^rd, at Chapman. 

Results:

Doubles

Schils / Wang (CMS) d. Fenning / Wan (Oxy) 8-0

Erani / Wu (CMS) d. Pastor / Morgan (Oxy) 8-0

Keifer / Maccoll (CMS) d. Sowers / May (Oxy) 8-3

Singles

Ron Wu (CMS) d. Chris Wan (Oxy) 6-1, 6-3

Thomas Keiffer (CMS) d. Reid Fenning (Oxy) 6-1, 6-4

Drew Sabater (CMS) d. Jamal Fahim (Oxy) 6-1, 6-1

Spencer Maccoll (CMS) d. Tyler Morgan (Oxy) 6-1, 6-1

Ben Wienen (CMS) d. Victor Sowers (Oxy) 6-7, 6-4, 7-6

Ari Zyskind (CMS) d. Stefan Pastor (Oxy) 6-2, 6-3