LOS ANGELES- The Loyola Marymount men's tennis team (4-10) picked up their second straight victory with a win over the Dartmouth Big Green, 6-1, to improve to 5-10 on the season ahead of conference play.

The Lions were in a tight doubles match after pair Toky Ranaivo/Jose Dominguez Alonso defeated their court 1 opponent, 6-0. The Big Green were able to bounce back on court 1, before position 3 pair Ausitin Di Giulio/EminTorlic defeated their opponent in a tight 7-6 match set.

LMU continued their run-in singles as Manoel De Alencar and Dane Esses were able to pick up the first two wins for the Lions on courts five and one. With the score, 3-1, the Lions just needed a win on court 6 to seal the deal. Austin Di Giulio was able to get the clinching win on court 6 to complete the game for the Lions.

Loyola Marymount 6, Dartmouth 1

Doubles Results
1. John Bryan Otico/Thien Nguyen (LMU) losses to Anders Gibbons/Dominik Pauli (DART) 7-6
2. Toky Ranaivo/Jose Dominguez Alonso (LMU) def. Alex Knox-Jones/Pierce Widdecombe (DART) 6-0
3. Austin Di Giulio/Emin Torlic (LMU) def. Andy Ilie/Daniel Webb (DART) 7-6

Singles Results
1. Dane Esses (LMU) def. Anders Gibbons (DART) 6-1, 6-1
2. John Bryan Otico (LMU) vs. Carlos Alvarez (DART) 3-6, 7-5, 10-6
3. Jose Dominguez Alonso (LMU) vs. Dominik Pauli (DART) 5-7, 6-2, 11-9
4. Arthur Pantino (LMU) losses to Alex Knox-Jones (DART) 6-1, 6-2
5. Manoel De Alencar (LMU) def. Andy Illie (DART) 6-1, 6-2
6. Austin Di Giulio (LMU) def. Pierce Widdecombe (DART) 6-3, 6-4
 
Match Notes:
Loyola Marymount 5-10
Dartmouth 7-6
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (5,4,1,6,3,2)

The Lions will continue their home stand as they look to play their first conference match at LMU Tennis Center on Saturday, Mar. 26 at 2:00 p.m. PST, as they will host the No. 22 ranked Pepperdine Waves.