Feb. 26, 2010
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Briefly:The LMU men will return home this Monday for a match against no. 24 Rice University at 1:00 pm at the LMU Tennis Center. The men earned two big road wins over UC Davis and conference opponent St. Mary's College this past weekend. These two wins put the Lions at 2-5 overall this season and they will be looking to continue this positive momentum this Monday at 1:30 pm.
Lions to Watch: Junior Ivan Lopez has been leading the Lions at the number one position this season. He has earned a 4-3 winning record in singles gaining a three-match winning streak to propel him into this week's competition. Lopez and transfer Otto Sauer have established a strong game as a doubles combination as well and have proved a formidable opponent going 4-3 overall. At the number two doubles position senior duo Renzo Maggi and Borja Malet have proved to be double trouble when on their doubles game. The pair defeated no.1 team ranked USC at the number two position in their season opener. In singles play, Maggi has gone 3-3 overall winning his last two matches. Junior Johan Berhoff has also earned some big singles wins for the Lions, with a 4-1 overall record. The Lions will also be looking to Geza Baluza and Jack Zapala for strong play in both doubles and singles.
Rice University: Rice University currently no.24 overall in ITA rankings. Number one singles player Bruno Rosa is ranked 16th in singles overall and while Oscar Podlewski is 116th overall. The owls are 3-4 overall and have lost their last three matches to Virginia Tech, Wake Forrest and Texas.
USTA Campus Kids Day: The Loyola Marymount University men's and women's tennis teams will be participating in the USTA kids day which is co-sponsored by the Southern California Tennis Association this Saturday. Kids from the local community will come to LMU to meet both athletes on both the men's and women's tennis teams and learn about being a Division 1 athlete at a Jesuit University. The kids will participate in a clinic and lunch with the LMU teams and finally learn the collegiate format of play so they can stay and watch the women play their match against USD at 12pm.
Women's Head Coach Jamie Sanchez said, "This is a great opportunity for kids to come on campus and get another aspect of what it means to go to college and in this case what it means to be a Division I Intercollegiate athlete. Not only does USTA campus kids day expose young athletes to the excitement of college tennis, but it also is a great way for LMU athletes to live out the Jesuit mission of service and education of the whole person."
- GO LIONS -
