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Men's Tennis

Second Straight for Tigers Tennis

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (March 22, 2008) –  The Tiger men's tennis team defeated George Fox University (OR) 8-1 today, marking their second straight win at the McKinnon Family Tennis Center on the campus of Occidental College.

In doubles play Victor Sowers and Daniel Ikuta won 8-2 at the # 1 spot followed by 8-0 and 8-1 victories at the # 2 and # 2 spots by Mike Kuhn and Reid Fenning and Vince Karlen and Alex Montgomery, respectively.

Sowers (6-3, 6-0), Karlen (6-0, 6-2), Montgomery (6-2, 6-0), Fenning (6-1, 6-0) and Kuhn (6-0, 6-0) all went on to win their respective singles matches as well.

Nick Jenness recorded the only LC victory today winning a 6-3, 2-6, 10-8 battle against Ikuta at the # 3 singles spot.

The Tigers improve to 4-7 overall in 2008 while GFU falls to 1-10 on the season.  

Occidental will host Lewis & Clark Colleges (OR) on Monday, March 24 at 3:00 p.m.

 

Singles competition

1. Sowers, Victor (OXY) def. Schulz, Ralf (GFUM) 6-3, 6-0

2. Karlen, Vince (OXY) def. Ovenell, Mac (GFUM) 6-0, 6-2

3. Jenness, Nick (GFUM) def. Ikuta, Daniel (OXY) 6-3, 2-6, 10-8

4. Montgomery, Alex (OXY) def. Vargas, Jordon (GFUM) 6-2, 6-0

5. Fenning, Reid (OXY) def. McKenzie, Shawn (GFUM) 6-1, 6-0

6. Kuhn, Mike (OXY) def. Johnson, Billy (GFUM) 6-0, 6-0

 

Doubles competition

1. Sowers, Victor/Ikuta, Daniel (OXY) def. Ovenell, Mac/Schulz, Ralf (GFUM) 8-2

2. Kuhn, Mike/Fenning, Reid (OXY) def. Vargas, Jordon/Johnson, Billy (GFUM) 8-0

3. Karlen, Vince/Montgomery, Alex (OXY) def. Jenness, Nick/McKenzie, Shawn (GFUM) 8-1

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Players Mentioned

Alex Montgomery

Alex Montgomery

Sophomore
Daniel Ikuta

Daniel Ikuta

Senior
Reid Fenning

Reid Fenning

Senior
Victor Sowers

Victor Sowers

Junior

Players Mentioned

Alex Montgomery

Alex Montgomery

Sophomore
Daniel Ikuta

Daniel Ikuta

Senior
Reid Fenning

Reid Fenning

Senior
Victor Sowers

Victor Sowers

Junior