LOS ANGELES – The Lions came from behind to clinch the doubles point before winning three of four singles matches to clinch a second consecutive ranked win over No. 62 Dartmouth 4-1 on Wednesday morning at the LMU Tennis Center.Â
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Youssef Sadek and Sebastian Nothhaft cruised to a 6-3 win in No. 1 doubles to go ahead before Dartmouth evened it up on court three.
Cesar Cruz and
Arthur Pantino had to pull off an escape on court two as they were down 5-3, winning four straight games to clinch the point for the Lions. Â
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With the Lions up a point, singles competition began, and it was Nothhaft leading the way with a straight sets win on court two. The senior fell behind in the second set after an easy opening set and had to come back with three of the final four sets to clinch the second point of the match. Â
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After a Dartmouth win on court six, Cruz finished his shift on court three with another victory. The freshman has been outstanding since joining the team in January, and Wednesday was no different after a consistent 6-2, 6-2 finish. Â
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The Lions clinched on court five when Tristan Messerli finished off the Big Green with a 6-4, 6-3 win. The match was tied 3-3 in the second set before Messerli took over to win the final three and clinch the match. It was his first clinch at LMU. Â
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The Lions entered the day ranked No. 73 in the country and will look to move up with their second consecutive ranked victory over a member of the Ivy League. They will have another chance to impress the voters with a match against No. 71 Santa Clara on Sunday afternoon. Â
