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Apr 5, 2009

Poets go 1-1 in SCIAC play this weekend


WHITTIER, Calif. - The Whittier College men's tennis team returned home from its spring break trip this weekend and went 1-1 in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play. The Poets won its Friday match against Caltech, 8-1, but lost to No. 27 Cal Lutheran, 8-1, on Saturday morning.

The Poets (13-5, 3-3 SCIAC) swept singles play against the Beavers as the only loss was suffered at No. 1 doubles.

Patricio Carregha and Taylor Dimler, who filled in for an injured Frank Sun, led WC with a pair of 6-0, 6-0 wins at No. 3 and No. 6 singles each, respectively.

The Poets had an opportunity to take a 2-1 lead through doubles play against the Kingsmen but the No. 3 team of Gavin Smith and Sun dropped an 8-6 decision. Carregha and Lance Franey notched the only win for WC with an 8-5 win at No. 2 doubles.

Franey battled hard at No. 4 singles but ultimately fell, 5-7, 6-4, (10-8). Smith also went the distance but lost 6-7(6), 6-1, (11-9).

The Poets return to action for their regular-season finale against Redlands at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 11.

Results vs. Caltech 
Doubles 
1. Barnett/Yu (CT) def. Robertson/DeLong (WC) 8-6
2. Carregha/Franey (WC) def. Navsimhan/Chen (CT) 8-1
3. Smith/Sun (WC) def. Pandey/Arora (CT) 8-2

Singles 
1. Sean Robetson (WC) def. Sam Barnett (CT) 7-5, 7-5
2. Justin DeLong (WC) def. L. Chen (CT) 6-2, 6-1
3. Patricio Carregha (WC) def. A. Arova (CT) 6-0, 6-0
4. Lance Franey (WC) def. W. Yu (CT) 6-2, 6-3
5. Gavin Smith (WC) def. K. Navsimhan (CT) 6-1, 6-2
6. Taylor Dimler (WC) def. S. Pandey (CT) 6-0, 6-0

Results vs. Cal Lutheran 
Doubles 
1. Wetterholm/Hunt (CL) def. Robertson/DeLong (WC) 8-3
2. Carregha/Franey (WC) def. Giuffrida/Culpepper 8-5
3. Lassila/Karsant (CL) def. Smith/Sun (WC) 8-6

Singles 
1. Andrew Giuffrida (CL) def. Sean Robertson (WC) 6-1, 6-1
2. Paul Wetterholm (CL) def. Justin DeLong (WC) 6-2, 6-1
3. Ryan Lassila (CL) def. Patricio Carregha (WC) 6-2, 6-3
4. Forrest Hunt (CL ) def. Lance Franey (WC) 5-7, 6-4, (10-8)
5. Jordan Culpepper def. Frank Sun (WC) 6-4, 6-2
6. John Karsant (CL) def. Gavin Smith (WC) 6-7(6), 6-1, (11-9)