LC Men Fall To UPS
RESULTS
by Jimmy Chau
PORTLAND, ORE.-
It was a battle to get out of the Northwest Conference cellar and
the University of Puget Sound pulled out the victory to get their
first win of the season, 8-1. It continues to be a learning
experience for the young Pioneers who once again played without
their number one player.
The day started with a great comeback win in the number two doubles
position. Down 7-3 against George Murphy and Ben Burger who were
playing very well, the duo of Junya Furakawa and Wataru Nakamura
rallied to win five straight games before being taken into a
tie-breaker. As both teams cheered every point down the stretch,
the LC pair came up with the goods when it counted. “It was
nice to see Junya and Wataru pull out a close one finally. The two
have lost quite a few close matches before but played really smart
and solid when it counted today,” said coach Chau. In singles
play, it was Peter Ray again who stepped up his game in the number
one position. Ray took the first set in a tie-breaker but
couldn’t hold on to his momentum as Sam Finkleman took the
final two sets 6-4, 6-3 to claim the victory.
The Pios stay home and take on the Willamette Bearcats at 3:00 pm
on Sunday.
