LEWISTON, Idaho - The Lewis-Clark State men's tennis team made strides in their match against NCAA DIII Whitman College, winning two doubles matches before falling 7-2.

"With this match, we made a breakthrough with the doubles," coach Kai Fong said. "We are getting closer in the singles to make the same stride. It's just a matter of time."

Luca Menezes and Jackson Lee dominated in the top doubles spot, taking down their opponent 8-4. In No. 2 doubles, Alexandre d'Aboville and William Bruchard earned an 8-6 win.

In No. 1 singles, d'Aboville took his opponent to three sets after winning the first (2-6, 6-1, 10-8). Bruchard also forced three sets in the No. 2 spot, falling 6-2, 3-6, 10-4.

FULL RESULTS

Doubles:

No. 1 Luca Menezes/Jackson Lee (LCSC) def. Ben Kirsch/Dan Foster (WC) 8-4

No. 2 Alexandre d'Aboville/William Bruchard (LCSC) def. Jacob Strabo/Andres Muellerimmergluck (WC) 8-6

No. 3 Rajul Chikkalingaiah/Adam Rapoport (WC) def. Maruc Gavelin/Tomas Venere (LCSC) 8-1

Singles:

No. 1 Ben Kirsch (WC) def. Alexandre d'Aboville (LCSC) 2-6, 6-1, 10-8

No. 2 Adam Rapoport (WC) def. William Bruchard (LCSC) 6-2, 3-6, 10-4

No. 3 Andres Muellerimmergluck (WC) def. Luca Menezes (LCSC) 7-6, 6-3

No. 4 Rajul Chikkalingaiah (WC) def. Herman Yue (LCSC) 6-3, 7-6

No. 5 Matt Biggi (WC) def. Marcus Gavelin 6-2, 6-3

No. 6 Derek Simonsen (WC) def. Roberto Salazar (LCSC) 6-2, 6-0