LOS ANGELES — The Occidental men's tennis team fell 8-1 against Whittier at Scholl Canyon on Friday. 

Erik Silverness had Oxy's lone win at No. 4 singles, beating Jeff Lee in the tiebreaker, 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-5).

Silverness also teammed up with Trevor Brown for the Tigers' most competitive doubles match before falling to Troy Chavez and Tyler Linscott at No. 2 doubles 8-4.

Season Impact: Oxy drops to 0-12 on the season and 0-4 in SCIAC.

Whittier improves to 5-7 and 1-2.

Next Match: The Tigers are back in action against Caltech on Saturday.