Final Stats

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MALIBU, Calif. â€" The Loyola Marymount men's tennis team fell to preseason WCC favorites, 7-0, in the 2017 season opener Saturday.

Two singles matches went the distance, with Nick Borchenko (6-2, 2-6, 10-5) and Alex Bourgeois (6-3, 3-6, 10-8) each falling late.

The Lions will shift its focus to the nonconference portion of its schedule, beginning with a trip to West Point in early February to face Furman, Yale, and Army.

Singles Competition

1. Hadlich, Guilherme (PEP) def. Nick Borchenko (LMU) 6-2, 2-6, 10-5
2. Menichella, Stefan (PEP) def. Lukas Moenter (LMU) 6-1, 6-0
3. Iamachkine, Pedro (PEP) def. Gabriel Diaz Freire (LMU) 6-2, 6-0
4. Van Slyke, Jack (PEP) def. Luke Bohuslav (LMU) 6-4, 6-3
5. Sidney, Gabriel (PEP) def. Alex Bourgeois (LMU) 6-3, 3-6, 10-8
6. Esses, Dane (PEP) def. Ryan Brown (LMU) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles Competition

1. Menichella, Stefan/Van Slyke, Jack (PEP) def. Lukas Moenter/Gabriel Diaz Freire (LMU) 6-2
2. Hadlich, Guilherme/Sidney, Gabriel (PEP) vs. Luke Bohuslav/Ryan Brown (LMU) 5-4, unfinished
3. Iamachkine, Pedro/Hill, Tom (PEP) def. Nick Borchenko/Alex Bourgeois (LMU) 6-4

Match Notes:

LMU 0-1, 0-1

Pepperdine University 1-0, 1-0

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (2,3,6,1,5,4)

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