Oxy Falls In Final Regular Season Dual Match
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (April 14, 2009) – The Tigers had to quickly bounce back and take on Cal Lu in their final SCIAC dual match after having faced a tough Cal Poly Pomona squad less then twenty four before. Although play was not completed, the visiting Kingsmen won enough matches to secure the victory 5-1.
Cal Lu jumped out early and won all three doubles matches, but had to hold off a valiant effort by Chris Wan and Reid Fenning, who pushed the number one singles team from the Kingsmen before losing 9-8.
The visitors kept the momentum going as they swept through the first two singles matches, but had work to win the opener of each match as Mike Kuhn lost a tight 7-5 set in the first position while Wan fell by the same score in the opening set of the second match. Fenning picked up the only win of the day for the Tigers, cruising to a 6-1, 6-1 win.
Next up for Occidental (4-10, 2-5) will be a first round match up against this same Cal Lutheran squad, on Friday, April 17th, at Redlands High School. Play is slated to begin at 9am.
Results:
Doubles
Wetterholm / Hunt (CLU) d. Fenning / Wan (Oxy) 9-8
Giuffrida / Culpepper (CLU) d. Sowers / Kuhn (Oxy) 8-5
Lassila / Karsant (CLU) d. Morgan / Fahim (Oxy) 8-5
Singles
Giuffrida (CLU) d. Kuhn (Oxy) 7-5, 6-1
Wetterholm (CLU) d. Wan (Oxy) 7-5, 6-2
Fenning (OXY) d. Hunt (CLU) 6-1, 6-1
**Play was not completed
