Three Westmont College men’s tennis players have earned NAIA All-American honors and a fourth was named Golden State Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete.Junior Carlos Lima, of Porto Alegre, Brazil, was named a first team All-American in addition to being honored as a All-Golden State Athletic Conference selection. Lima, who played at No. 1 singles, posted a record of 8-9. At No. 1 doubles, he partnered with sophomore Bryan Cox to notch a season record of 11-5.Cox, who hails from Alamo, … [Read more...]
No. 1 Fresno Pacific puts down Warriors
MOBILE, Ala. — The season came to an end for Westmont Men’s Tennis (10-10) in the quarterfinals of the NAIA National Championship. The eighth-ranked Warriors fell 5-1 to top-ranked Fresno Pacific (19-1) at the Mobile Tennis Courts in Mobile, Alabama.The Warriors’ only win came at number two doubles where Mattias Neuman and Diego Almeida earned an 8-4 victory over Denny Fafek and Jose Hilla.“I felt like we completed well,” said Neuman who won three of four matches at the tournament. … [Read more...]
Westmont advances to NAIA quarters
MOBILE, Ala. — Eighth-ranked Westmont Men’s Tennis validated their national ranking by claiming a berth in the quarterfinals of the NAIA National Tournament. Westmont posted a 5-4 win over the tenth-ranked Yellowjackets of Graceland (Iowa) in a second round match. Tomorrow, Westmont will play a familiar foe in top-ranked Fresno Pacific. The match is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. CDT.Mattias Neuman and Diego Almeida started off strong at number two doubles, defeating Yassir El Ghazzi and … [Read more...]
Thunderstorms delay NAIA tennis tourney
Westmont Men’s Tennis will have to wait a bit longer to learn who their first opponent will be in the NAIA Men’s Tennis National Tournament being played in Mobile, Alabama. Thunderstorms forced the suspension of first round matches on Tuesday afternoon. The incomplete matches will be resumed at 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday, assuming the weather cooperates.Tenth-ranked Graceland (Iowa) and Sioux Falls (S.D.) will pick-up their match with the resumption of six singles matches. Graceland currently … [Read more...]
Eighth-ranked Warriors begin NAIA Tournament
Eighth-ranked Westmont has a first-round bye in this week's 59th Annual NAIA Men's Tournament National Championship in Mobile, Alabama. As the number eight seed, the Warriors will open play against the winner of the Graceland (Iowa) / Sioux Falls (S.D.) first-round match on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m.Tenth-ranked Graceland (12-5), which competes in the Heart of America Athletic Conference, earned an automatic berth to nationals by winning a tournament of unaffiliated teams. Sioux Falls (11-7) earned … [Read more...]
No. 1 Sunbirds burn Warrior netters, 6-3
In the final match of the regular season, top-ranked Fresno Pacific (18-1, 14-0 GSAC) picked up a 6-3 Golden State Athletic Conference victory over eighth-ranked Westmont Men's Tennis on Thursday afternoon at the Abbott Tennis Courts. Despite the loss, the Warriors (9-9, 6-8 GSAC) demonstrated that they are ready to compete at the upcoming NAIA National Championships. Injuries appear to be the Warriors' biggest obstacle.The Warriors concluded the season in fifth place in the GSAC standings. The … [Read more...]
GSAC victory comes easy to Warriors
In a match held at Cal State Northridge, Westmont Women’s Tennis (5-12, 4-8 GSAC) earned a 8-1 Golden State Athletic Conference win over the Mustangs of The Master’s College (2-13, 2-11 GSAC).The Warriors swept the doubles matches to take a 3-0 advantage. At number one, Cassie Strange and Ilissa Mathews defeated Courtney Ringle and Kaitlin Thaxton 8-0. Tara Yekrang and Sarah Louie earned an 8-4 win at number two doubles over Jennifer Baughman and Abigail Zaretsky. On the number three court, … [Read more...]
Westmont men’s netters toppled by Azusa
It wasn’t the performance Westmont Men’s Tennis coach Mark Basham had hoped for as #7 Westmont (8-6, 5-5 GSAC) took on the fifth-ranked Cougars of Azusa Pacific (13-3, 7-2 GSAC) on Tuesday at the Abbott Tennis Courts. The Warriors managed only one win, falling 8-1 to the Cougars in the Golden State Athletic Conference match.Westmont’s win came at number three singles where Tiago Hayashi defeated Alex Lane 6-4, 7-5. After leading throughout the first set, Hayashi fell behind 5-2 in the second … [Read more...]
Warrior women fall to No. 6 Cougars
Sixth-ranked Azusa Pacific (11-4, 7-4 GSAC) paid a visit to the Abbott Tennis Courts on Tuesday afternoon and left with an 8-1 Golden State Athletic Conference victory over Westmont Women’s Tennis (4-11, 4-7 GSAC).The Warriors’ Ilissa Mathews and Cassie Strange picked up Westmont’s only win at number one doubles, defeating Sheryl Bon and Sarita Adhikary 8-5. Matthews and Strange bolted out to a 7-2 lead and had two match points before Bon and Adhikary rallied to take three games in a row … [Read more...]
Plaza Racquet Club cuts off Warriors’ GSAC match
Westmont Women’s Tennis’ four-game trip to the desert came to a strange ending today at the Plaza Racquet Club in Palm Springs. After completing the singles matches against #4 Point Loma Nazarene, the Warriors and Sea Lions began to play their doubles matches. But the host facility decided they needed the courts and asked the two teams to leave before the Golden State Athletic Conference Match could be completed. Point Loma Nazarene (10-1, 7-1 GSAC) was credited with a 6-0 win after sweeping … [Read more...]
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