Poets roll to second straight 9-0 win

WHITTIER, Calif. - The Whittier College men's tennis team picked up its second straight sweep of a Pacific Northwest Conference foe as the Poets rolled to a 9-0 win over the University of Puget Sound on Thursday afternoon at the Ettinger Tennis Courts.

The purple and gold (9-3) dropped only two combined games in its three doubles matches and breezed through the singles portion of the day without dropping a set.

Patricio Carregha led the Poets as he won at No. 3 singles, 6-0, 6-0, and teamed with Lance Franey to win at No. 2 singles 8-1.

Frank Sun remained undefeated in singles play with a 6-1, 6-1 win at the No. 5 spot.  Ryan Johnson made his debut on the season with a 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 6 singles.

The Poets return to action on Saturday, March 28, as they travel to Hilton Head, S.C., to play four matches in four days.

Results 
Doubles 
1.       DeLong/Robertson (WC) def. Hosmer/Harrison (PS) 8-1
2.       Franey/Carregha (WC) def. Peeler/Berglund (PS) 8-1
3.       Smith/Sun (WC) def. Sabel/Timmons (PS) 8-0

Singles 
1.       Sean Robertson (WC) def. Jamie Hosmer (PS) 6-4, 6-4
2.       Justin DeLong (WC) def. Alex Harrison (PS) 6-2, 7-5
3.       Patricio Carregha (WC) def. Zac Peeler (PS) 6-0, 6-0
4.       Gavin Smith (WC) def. Nick Kelley (PS) 6-4, 7-5
5.       Frank Sun (WC) def. Scooter Sabel (PS) 6-1, 6-1
6.       Ryan Johnson (WC) def. Andrew Timmons (PS) 6-0, 6-1