Men's Tennis News
May 8, 2012
TIGERS TAKE HOME SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD, 1-2 AT SCIAC TOURNEY
LOS ANGELES — The “program on the move” does so with class. And with the expected promotion of its enthusiastic head coach.
April 25, 2012
PLAYER PROFILE: HERRINGTON-GILMORE CHALLENGING HIMSELF ON AND OFF THE COURT
LOS ANGELES — Tuesday at 8:15 a.m. was the only time Ben Herrington-Gilmore (Stillwater, Minn.) could spare to interview.
April 20, 2012
OXY ENDS REGULAR SEASON WITH TWO WINS
LOS ANGELES — The regular season may be over, but Occidental tennis coach Brian Newhall’s program is still, “on the move” according to the outspoken Tigers coach.
April 14, 2012
SHAPIRO RALLIES TO BEAT NO. 15 PLAYER IN THE WEST
THOUSAND OAKS — Trailing 4-1 in the second set after already losing the first is a tough enough hole to climb out of. Then put the No. 15-ranked singles player in the West Region on the other side of the court and you have yourself a serious challenge.
April 6, 2012
CHOY, GROSSMAN IMPRESS IN LOSSES TO RANKED TEAMS
LOS ANGELES — Spencer Choy (Aiea, Hawaii) and Jaime Grossman (Tiburon) picked up impressive individual victories over the weekend, but the Occidental College men’s tennis team lost two SCIAC matches to nationally ranked teams.
April 3, 2012
SIEBS PICKS UP THIRD WIN AS OXY'S NO. 1, TIGERS BEAT CORNELL
LOS ANGELES — Kevin Siebs (Houston) defeated Ashan DeSilva via the super tiebreaker at No. 1 singles 6-4, 3-6, (14-12), the doubles team of McLean Macionis (Lawrenceville, N.J.) and Ben DeLuca (San Francisco) logged their first official win of the season and the Occidental College men’s tennis team beat Cornell College 8-1 in a non-conference match at the McKinnon Family Tennis Center on Tuesday.
March 30, 2012
OXY MEN'S TENNIS FALLS IN SCIAC MATCH AT REDLANDS
REDLANDS — The “program on the move,” hit a brief snag against a quality opponent on Friday.
March 23, 2012
MEN'S TENNIS RETURNS FROM BREAK, DOESN'T MISS A BEAT IN 7-2 VICTORY OVER SALISBURY
LOS ANGELES—The visiting Salisbury University Seagulls managed to take both No. 1 matches from the Occidental College men’s tennis team, but no more, as Oxy improved to 8-3 on the season behind a 7-2 victory Thursday afternoon at Scholl Canyon.
March 23, 2012
MEN'S TENNIS TAKES TWO FROM NORTHWEST SCHOOLS
LOS ANGELES — The Occidental College men’s tennis team flexed its depth again this past weekend, picking up a pair of wins against two squads from the Northwest Conference.
March 12, 2012
TIGERS WIN FOURTH STRAIGHT, FINISH SEVEN MATCH MARATHON
LOS ANGELES—The win streak stretched to four matches for the No. 30 Occidental College men’s tennis team as they played in their sixth match in five days against Haverford College, a 6-3 victory, on Thursday afternoon.
March 10, 2012
MEN'S TENNIS WINS BACK-TO-BACK, WIN STREAK AT THREE AGAIN
LOS ANGELES—Behind back-to-back victories against Vassar and Wabash Colleges, the No. 30 Occidental College men's tennis team went on a three match win streak for the second time this season.
March 7, 2012
MEN'S TENNIS FALLS SHORT TO NO. 12 POMONA-PITZER IN GRUELING WEEKEND TRIPLE-HEADER
CLAREMONT—The Occidental College men’s tennis team headed to the Pomona-Pitzer Colleges on Saturday afternoon for their first match of a weekend triple-header, but despite playing some of their best tennis of the year the Tigers came up short against the No. 12 team in the country 7-2.
March 1, 2012
OXY MEN'S TENNIS BREAKS INTO THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
SKILLMAN, N.J. —The new-look Occidental College men’s tennis team that head coach Brian Newhall has coined, “a program on the move,” nudged its way into the ITA National Tennis rankings coming in at No. 30 on Friday following a 3-0 start to the season.
February 27, 2012
SEASON PREVIEW: A PROGRAM ON THE MOVE
LOS ANGELES—Those familiar with Occidental College athletics will instantly recognize the new men’s tennis head coach, as he has been a familiar face in Rush Gymnasium for more than two decades. Most do not know though, that this will be Brian Newhall’s second term running the tennis program after a ten-year absence from the asphalt courts.
February 25, 2012
COME-FROM-BEHIND VICTORY SECURES 3-0 START FOR MEN'S TENNIS
LOS ANGELES — After going down 4-1 against Biola University, the Occidental College men’s tennis team swept the remaining singles matches to rally back for a 5-4 victory over the host Eagles on Friday.
February 22, 2012
MEN'S TENNIS SEIZES OPPORTUNITY, TAKES DOWN NO. 24 BRANDEIS
LOS ANGELES—The Occidental men’s tennis team faced off against the No. 24 team in the country Monday afternoon knowing it would be a big test for a young squad featuring only one senior and a new head coach, but what they did not know was how dominating their 7-2 victory of Brandeis University would be.
February 18, 2012
NEW APPROACH IN 2012 LEADS TO 1-0 START FOR MEN'S TENNIS
LOS ANGELES—The Occidental College men’s tennis team kicked off their first season under new head coach Brian Newhall—who is making his second appearance at the helm of the tennis program after focusing solely on basketball for the past decade—and set the tone for a season full of high expectations, with a 7-2 victory at Glendale Community College on Friday.
January 23, 2012
OXY SPRING SCHEDULES ANNOUNCED
LOS ANGELES —The Occidental spring sports teams announced their 2012 preseason and SCIAC schedules this past week. Baseball, women's water polo, women's lacrosse, softball, and the men's and women's tennis, track and field, and golf teams all face competitive non-conference opponents before commencing SCIAC regular season play.
