MEN'S RESULTS | WOMEN'S RESULTS
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. --- The official competition of the Biola Men and Women's Tennis seasons came to a close with losses in the Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals on Wednesday.
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Biola Men's Tennis suffered a 5-1 defeat at the hands of No. 1 seed Westmont, while the women's team suffered a 5-0 loss to the No. 1 seed in the women's tournament, also Westmont.
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Both matches were played under the tournament format and ended as soon as the winning team clinched its fifth match.
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The men's team was in position to win a second match in singles to tighten things up.
David Garcia led his match in the No. 5 position with a 6-1 set one win, but then he had to retire due to the sweltering spring heat in the desert. That retirement clinched the win for the No. 16 Warriors.
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Biola's lone victory came at No. 1 doubles where
Lucas Lee and
Luke Mountain battled head-to-head with another top pairing in the region. Biola's pair earned their 11
th victory of the season with the 8-6 win. It solidified an 11-10 season record with all but one of their matches played at No. 1.
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The other two doubles matches came off the court relatively quickly as Biola suffered 8-2 and 8-1 losses. Biola was trailing in the three singles matches that remained unfinished.
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The women's team had a tall task ahead of it as it faced the team that has won 12 GSAC Championships and three GSAC Tournament Championships and dominated conference play with an 8-1 mark this season.
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The Warriors worked a 3-0 advantage with 8-3, 8-6 and 8-4 wins in doubles and then led in all six singles matches in wrapping up the 5-0 win to make Biola exit the tournament field after two days of play at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
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Kathryn Ashford and
Brooke Sanford came closest to earning a match win for the Eagles. They led at No. 2 doubles for a good portion of the match before ultimately suffering an 8-6 defeat.
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Biola Men's Tennis ends its season at 11-12, while the women finish with a 6-16 overall record. Both teams will compete at the Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament from Friday through Sunday as they wrap up the 2016 calendar.Â
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