Slugs beat third straight top ten team in win over Williams College
Dear Slug Fans,
With a short turnaround from our recent trip to Texas, the Slugs were home to host visiting Williams College in a battle of current top ten teams and historic rivals. Williams won an NCAA team championship on our courts in 2002 after we won an NCAA team championship at their place in 1998. Our teams have had many amazing matches over the years and this year did not disappoint! With both team featuring very young rosters the doubles would prove pivotal. Sophs Erich Koenig and Sam Rodgers got us on the board first with a high energy 8-1 victory at three doubles. They continue to improve with each match competing intensely from start to finish. At two doubles Erik Rosner and Ian Stanley battled back from being an early break down to win 8-5 at two doubles showing the chemistry that led to a seven match win streak earlier in the season. At one doubles Brian Pybas and Parker Larsen set a record for the longest pro set match in Slug history winning 9-7 in one hour and fifty two minutes! It was a back and forth affair with more extended games that any normal match. I was impressed with our resilience and fight throughout.
In singles it did not get any easier. First off was Andre Halabi who continues to impress at four singles winning 6-1, 7-5. The deciding match was won by Parker Larsen at three singles who won 7-6,7-5 to put us up 5-0 and ice the match. Erich Koenig fought of six set points in the first set before winning the tiebreaker and cruzing to a 6-2 second set. Brian Pybas lost a close three setter at one singles to set the stage for much drama on the final matches on at five and six singles. Newcomer to our lineup, Yushi Ayabe, came back from an 0-6 first set to win 7-5 in the third is a very exciting and entertaining match. It was a great effort for his first time in the lineup and I was very proud of his fight and effort against a very quality opponent. At five singles Sam Rodgers fought brilliantly before falling 7-5 in the third in a match packed with drama. It was great to see this quality effort up and down our lineup and my confidence continues to grow as we learn to put forth sustained quality against a strong schedule. Complete scores can be found at http://www.itatennis.com/AwardsAndRankings/Results_Entry/LatestResults.htm?
Tomorrow we play Sonoma State University, Sat April 2nd, at 10:00 at home followed by a match against Fresno City College at 2:30. These matches will give our entire team an opportunity to play which I always love. Thanks for all your support and go Slugs!
Sincerely, Coach Hansen and Seeberger
With a short turnaround from our recent trip to Texas, the Slugs were home to host visiting Williams College in a battle of current top ten teams and historic rivals. Williams won an NCAA team championship on our courts in 2002 after we won an NCAA team championship at their place in 1998. Our teams have had many amazing matches over the years and this year did not disappoint! With both team featuring very young rosters the doubles would prove pivotal. Sophs Erich Koenig and Sam Rodgers got us on the board first with a high energy 8-1 victory at three doubles. They continue to improve with each match competing intensely from start to finish. At two doubles Erik Rosner and Ian Stanley battled back from being an early break down to win 8-5 at two doubles showing the chemistry that led to a seven match win streak earlier in the season. At one doubles Brian Pybas and Parker Larsen set a record for the longest pro set match in Slug history winning 9-7 in one hour and fifty two minutes! It was a back and forth affair with more extended games that any normal match. I was impressed with our resilience and fight throughout.
In singles it did not get any easier. First off was Andre Halabi who continues to impress at four singles winning 6-1, 7-5. The deciding match was won by Parker Larsen at three singles who won 7-6,7-5 to put us up 5-0 and ice the match. Erich Koenig fought of six set points in the first set before winning the tiebreaker and cruzing to a 6-2 second set. Brian Pybas lost a close three setter at one singles to set the stage for much drama on the final matches on at five and six singles. Newcomer to our lineup, Yushi Ayabe, came back from an 0-6 first set to win 7-5 in the third is a very exciting and entertaining match. It was a great effort for his first time in the lineup and I was very proud of his fight and effort against a very quality opponent. At five singles Sam Rodgers fought brilliantly before falling 7-5 in the third in a match packed with drama. It was great to see this quality effort up and down our lineup and my confidence continues to grow as we learn to put forth sustained quality against a strong schedule. Complete scores can be found at http://www.itatennis.com/AwardsAndRankings/Results_Entry/LatestResults.htm?
Tomorrow we play Sonoma State University, Sat April 2nd, at 10:00 at home followed by a match against Fresno City College at 2:30. These matches will give our entire team an opportunity to play which I always love. Thanks for all your support and go Slugs!
Sincerely, Coach Hansen and Seeberger
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