PROVO- The Loyola Marymount Men's Tennis team (5-15) defeated the BYU Cougars, 4-0, in a sweep to pick up their first West Coast Conference win of the season.
 
In doubles, the Lions started off in a fight after losing on court 2. However, LMU responded well as Jose Domingues Alonso/Toky Ranaivo and Emin Torlic/Austin Di Giulio earned victories on courts 1 and 3.
 
For the Lions, singles was a breeze as the Lions would clinch the victory after Dane Esses, Manoel De Alencar, and Emin Torlic defeated the Cougars on courts 1, 4, and 6.
 
 
Loyola Marymount 4, Brigham Young University 0
 
Doubles Competition
1. Jose Dominguez Alonso and Toky Ranaivo (LMUM) def. Wally Thayne and Tennyson Whiting (BYU) 6-3
2. Matheus Leite and Jack Barnett (BYU) def. Manoel De Alencar and John Bryan Otico (LMUM) 6-3
3. Emin Torlic and Austin Di Giulio (LMUM) def. Alex Lin and Dominik Jakovljevic (BYU) 6-4
 
Singles Competition
1. Dane Esses (LMUM) def. Wally Thayne (BYU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Matheus Leite (BYU) vs. Jose Dominguez Alonso (LMUM) 6-3, 1-6, 3-2
 3. Dominik Jakovljevic (BYU) vs. John Bryan Otico (LMUM) 6-4, 4-4, unfinished
4. Manoel De Alencar (LMUM) def. Alex Lin (BYU) 6-3, 6-0
5. Otto Schreiner (BYU) vs. Arthur Pantino (LMUM) 3-6, 6-6 (1-2), unfinished
6. Emin Torlic (LMUM) def. Tennyson Whiting (BYU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
 
 
Match Notes:
Loyola Marymount 6-15, 1-6 WCC
Brigham Young 8-11; 1-6 WCC
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,1,6)
 
Next up: The Lions will return home to host the San Francisco Dons at LMU Tennis Center on Saturday, Apr. 23 at 12:00 p.m. PST