Slugs win double bacon vs Sonoma State U and Fresno City College

Another great day of Slug Tennis as the team rolled in two matches against Sonoma State U and Fresno City College by scores of 9-0 and 7-2. Another solid doubles outing set the table in the first match as we won all three matches comfortable winning 8-5 at one, 8-2 at two and 8-2 at three. We have settled in to these teams and we are getting progressively more connected and moving more in sync. Erik Rosner and Ian Stanley were first off at two followed closely by Erich Koenig and Sam Rodgers at three doubles. Brian Pybas and Parker Larsen competed hard and as usual came up with their best tennis towards the end to push it across with a 8-5 win.

In singles Erik Rosner romped at four singles with a 6-1,6-0 victory looking in control from the outset. Parker Larsen was off next with a very solid effort winning 6-3,6-3. Freshman Bryce Bettwy iced the match with a 6-2,6-4 win at six singles and looked very strong. Erich Koenig put us up 6-0 with a routine 6-3,6-3 win at three singles. Brian Pybas and Ian Stanley both won tiebreakers for the third after dropping the first sets in their matches at one and five singles.

In the second match against Fresno City College Brian and Parker won at one doubles 8-5, Erik and Ian lost a close one at two doubles 8-6, and Erich and Sam won at third doubles 8-5. The match was then turned over to the lower part of our normal singles rotation and some of our second team. I always love to see the entire team play and there were some very competitive matches. Andre Halabi beat a very good Australian player named John Bertram at one singles 3-6,6-2,6-0. Andre looked better and better as the match progressed in a fine effort. Sam Rodgers beat a Swedish player named John Karlman 7-5, 6-2 in one of his best matches to date. Sam looked strong from start to finish in this one. Yushi Ayabi won at three singles beating a top fifteen ranked nor cal junior Aswin Kolady 6-3,6-4 in a very solid match. At four singles freshmen Chris Goetz lost to a very good player in straight sets but played well and competed hard. Bryan Nguyen iced the match at five singles winning 7-5,6-4 and shows continued inprovement. At six singles Josh Mason battled to a 6-2,4-6,6-3 win showing great resolve after losing the second set. Overall a great day of Slug tennis that showed growth and improvement across the board especially in our mental toughness. Next up is a road trip involving the entire team where we will play four match in two days in LA on April 15 and 16. The biggest match of the trip will be against Div lll opponent and #8 ranked Pomona Pitzer. Should be a great match which will have implications as to who will host the NCAA Regional. Get ready to rumble Slugs!
Best wishes, Coaches Hansen and Seeberger