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Alvaro Gonzalez
Griffin Hooper
2
UC Riverside UCR
5
Winner Loyola Marymount University LMU
UC Riverside UCR
2
Final
5
Loyola Marymount University LMU
Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Lions Take Opener From Highlanders

LOS ANGELES – The LMU men's tennis team opened the 2023 spring season with a come-from-behind victory over the visiting UC Riverside Highlanders on Wednesday afternoon at the LMU Tennis Center. 
 
The Lions dropped the doubles point after three hard fought matches. Alvaro Gonzalez and Lincoln Bellamy threw up a donut in the lone win in the doubles round.  
 
LMU would not go away and threw up two more donuts in singles play. 
 
Emin Torlic skunked his opponent in the first set, and almost in the second as well. He dropped only one game between his singles and doubles play.  
 
Arthur Pantino flashed some brilliance on Court 2, throwing a zero on the scoreboard in the first set before finishing off the second set 6-2. 
 
Bellamy cruised to a 6-1 victory in his first set but needed seven to finish the second set and get the Lions a much-needed point on Court 6.  
 
Gonzalez fought hard in a sweep on Court 4, winning 6-3, 6-4. He clinched the match for the Lions. 
 
Yassine Smiej dropped the first set on Court 1 before taking the second. As the match was clinched, Court 1 was decided by a super tiebreaker. Smiej cruised to a 10-2 victory, marking the final tally. 
 
The Lions play again on Sunday at UC San Diego. The match will begin at 1:00 PM (PT) in La Jolla, Calif. 
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