April 1, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The LMU men's tennis team recorded their third straight win defeating no. 65 Oregon yesterday afternoon. The Lions earned the doubles point with wins on courts one and two and then went on to get three singles wins from Nicholas Bjerke, Sebastian Bustamante and Alex Wilton to win the match 4-3. The Lions are now 11-8 this season.

In doubles play the Lions earned wins on courts one and two to clinch the doubles point. The Lions earned their first win from court two where Aris Andresian and Nicholas Bjerke teamed up for the first time this season for a win over Clissold/Mayeda 8-1. After dropping on court three, the doubles point came down to court one where Alex Wilton and Sebastian Bustamante secured the Lion's first point on the day with a win over Rovello/Cambier. Alex Wilton and Sebastian Bustamante continued their strong play together earning their third straight win.

In singles the Lions quickly earned a win from Nicholas Bjerke on court two to give the Lions their second point in the match. Bjerke defeated Cambier of Oregon 6-1, 6-1 to give the Lions their second point on the day. Bjerke is now 10-7 in singles play this season, earning some crucial points for the Lions this season. On court three, Sebastian Bustamante earned the Lions next win over Faynot, 6-4, 6-2. Bustamante held strong in singles after playing a tough doubles match to earn the Lions a win. Finally on court four, Alex Wilton clinched the overall win for the Lions defeating Izquirdo 7-5, 6-2. Wilton is now 11-7 this season in singles.

In other singles play, Aris Andreasian fell to Rovello on court one 6-2, 6-2. Freshman Daniel Simko took MacDonald-Korth to three sets but was unable to get the win in the third falling 7-6 3-6 6-3. Finally freshman Tom Price also took Oregon to three sets but fell to Clissold 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 in a close third set.

Sophomore Nicholas Bjerke said, "This was an important win for the team, and for me especially. I am really proud of the guys and the freshmen are really stepping up and coming through in winning those important singles and doubles matches."

With a young team the Lions are showing they have what it takes to compete. All three singles wins came from underclassmen who also earned doubles wins earlier for the Lions. In hot conditions, the Lions stayed strong for a win over a ranked team and set themselves up to have good momentum heading into the final part of their season. Next up the Lions will face UC Irvine on April 7th at 1:00 p.m.

1 doubles - Wilton/Bustamante LMU def. Rovello/Cambier ORE
2 doubles - Andreasian-Bjerke LMU def. Clissold/Mayeda ORE 8-1
3 doubles - Faynot/Izquirdo ORE def. Simko/Zapala LMU 8-3

1 singles - Rovello ORE def. Andreasian LMU 6-2 6-2
2 singles - Bjerke LMU def. Cambier ORE 6-1 6-1
3 singles - Bustamante LMU def. Faynot OR 6-4 6-2
4 singles - Wilton LMU def. Izquirdo ORE 7-5 6-2
5 singles - Macdonald-korth ORE def. Simko LMU 7-6 3-6 6-3
6 singles - Clissold ORE def. Price LMU 3-6 6-4 7-6

Double Order of finish: 2,3,1
Singles Order of finish: 2,1,3,4,6,5