Feb. 12, 2012

Results

DAVIS, Calif. - The Lions ended their three-day road trip to the Bay Area with their best performance of the young season. LMU defeated UC Davis 6-1, winning all but one singles match after coming back to win the doubles point.

The doubles competiton started with a victory by the UC Davis duo of Sherbakov and Aria over Van Kann and Northcott, 8-2. Volmari and Simko then defeated Alber and Haley, 8-5 to tie the round. The doubles point came down to court one where Bustamante and Wilton took Miller and Verdi-Fortin to a tiebreaker. The Lions pair came up with a tightly contested win, 9-8 (10-8) giving LMU the much needed point.

The Lions took the momentum from the thrilling doubles round to singles play. LMU racked up five victories in singles, four in straight sets. Nicholas Bjerke defeated Kyle Miller, 6-2, 6-1. Todd Volmari got his second win of the weekend beating Chris Aria, 6-4, 6-4. Josh Alber fell to Felix Van Kann, 6-3, 7-6. Tom Price defeated George Horowitz, 7-5, 6-4. Daniel Simko won the Lions' final point 6-2, 6-7, 6-1. The only defeat for LMU was on court one, as Alex Wilton nearly fought back in the third set only to fall to Toki Sherbakov, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.

After a few setbacks earlier in the month losing close matches to tough, ranked competition, the Lions had a successful trip to the Bay Area bringing home two wins.

Returning home after consecutive road trips, the LMU men's tennis team will take a break from action and will return to the courts Friday, Feb. 24 against UC Riverside. Action will commence at the LMU Tennis Center at 1:30 p.m.

Singles competition

1. Toki Sherbakov (UCD) def. Alex Wilton (LMU) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5

2. Nicholas Bjerke (LMU) def. Kyle Miller (UCD) 6-2, 6-1

3. Todd Volmari (LMU) def. Chris Aria (UCD) 6-4, 6-4

4. Felix Van Kann (LMU) def. Josh Alber (UCD) 6-3, 7-6

5. Tom Price (LMU) def. George Horowitz (UCD) 7-5, 6-4

6. Daniel Simko (LMU) def. Hugo Verdi-Fortin (UCD) 6-2, 6-7, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. Sebastian Bustamante/Alex Wilton (LMU) def. Kyle Miller/Hugo Verdi-Fortin (UCD) 9-8 (10-8)

2. Todd Volmari/Daniel Simko (LMU) def. Josh Alber/Alex Haley (UCD) 8-5

3. Toki Sherbakov/Chris Aria (UCD) def. Felix van Kann/Nick Northcott (LMU) 8-2

-GO LIONS-