In a clash of top-10 Division 1 teams on Wednesday, No. 6 Harvard-Westlake overcame No. 5 Santa Barbara in a non-league matchup. The Wolverines took the decision by a games count of 85-81 after the match finished in a 9-9 tie.
Harvard-Westlake handed the Dons their first loss of the season in five matches.
The match was even throughout as the two teams split each of the three rounds 3-3.
“I was proud that our team put itself in a position to win the match at the end,” said Dons head coach Greg Tebbe. “If a couple of points had turned out differently we would have won.”
“Our guys played terrific tennis today and we learned a lot about our team. I have to highlight Graham Maasen’s performance in singles as he went 3-0 against a very strong singles lineup.”
The Dons move on to compete in the National Invitational Tournament in Newport Beach over the weekend.
HARVARD-WESTLAKE 9, SANTA BARBARA 9 (HW 85, SB 81 Games)
SB Singles:
Graham Maassen 3-0
Jordan Rodnick 1-2
Jackson Powell 0-3
SB Doubles:
Morgan Hale / Mitchell Kuhn 2-1
Avery Chernin / Jack Damen 1-2
Austin Trevillian / Ryan Chung 2-1HW Singles:
M. Benender 2-1
S. Hummel 2-1
P. Chusld 1-2
HW Doubles:
D. Eisner / H. Kalt 2-1
J. Meyer / j. Vranek 2-1
H. Noonan / w. Wang 0-3
