LA MIRADA, Calif. --- After going four years without one, Men's Tennis has two 9-0 wins in its last four matches following today's shutout of Willamette University at the Biola Tennis Center.
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Head Coach
Brent Worthington's team was firing on all cylinders in the dominant performance against the Bearcats, getting nearly flawless wins in two of three doubles matches and straight-set victories in every singles march except one.
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Luke Mountain had an unblemished day in the No. 4 singles position, defeating Shrujan Kalidindi 6-0; 6-0. It is the 18
th singles win of Mountain's Biola career, but it marks the first time he's taken a match in straight 6-0 sets.
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David Garcia came close to getting the third 6-0; 6-0 victory of his career, but he ended up getting a 6-1; 6-0 victory to improve to 8-7 in singles this season.
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Some singles winning streaks continued in this match as
Brandon Chang earned his third straight win at the No. 3 position and
Philip Westwood moved to eight-straight singles victories with a 6-2; 6-2 win at No. 2.
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Chang paired with
Tayven Townsend at No. 1 doubles and Westwood coupled with Mountain as the two pairs earned dominant 8-1 victories.
The Eagles look to continue this momentum tomorrow afternoon as they aim to get their second victory of the season over Hope International. Play begins in Fullerton at 2:00 p.m.