Men's Tennis | 03.07.2021

LEWISTON, Idaho – The 24th-ranked LC State Warriors Men's Tennis squad had their hands full over the weekend when they took on the NCAA DI Boise State and Seattle U. After falling 0-7 to Boise State on Saturday, the Warriors earned two points with two singles wins against Seattle U on Sunday.
 
"We faced a good variety of playing styles this last three matches," Head Coach Kai Fong said. "After facing the hard-hitting Idaho Vandals a week ago, we had to battle a different strength in Boise State. They had players who just kept coming at us relentlessly no matter what we threw at them. Against the Seattle Redhawks, we were able to battle them more evenly.
 
"It is good to see the players respond productively from lessons learned each time," Fong continue. "Losing is never fun, but we have to take that in stride and get more determined to improve. They players are getting better with each competition."
 
SATURDAY: Boise State def. LC State 7-0
In doubles actions, both the No. 1 and No.2 pairings for LC State took four games from their counterparts in the blue and orange. William Bruchard and Itaru Kikuchi fought valiantly, but ultimately fell to the top BSU team by a score of 4-6. Gunnar Harlan and Andre Du Plessis also came close to securing a win, but the match ended after the clinching match on court three. The pair were within one at 4-5.
 
Boise State continued its dominance in singles action. The highlight for the Warriors came from Kikuchi. The Warrior in the top spot had the closest match of the afternoon, though it was not enough to secure the win. Kikuchi fell by a score of 6-7, 2-6.
 
FULL RESULTS:
Doubles
Blake Bayldon/Simon Arca Costas (BSU) def. William Bruchard/Itaru Kikuchi (LCSC) 6-4
Michael Bott/Luka Soskic (BSU) def. Gunnar Harlan/Andre DuPlessis (LCSC) 5-4
Lukas Ridemar/Caden Moortgat (BSU) def. Marcus Gavelin/Andy Wu (LCSC) 6-2
Singles
Simon Arca Costas (BSU) def. Itaru Kikuchi (LCSC) 7-6, 6-2
Luka Soskic (BSU) def. William Bruchard (LCSC) 6-2, 6-4
Michael Bott (BSU) def. Gunnar Harlan (LCSC) 6-1, 6-1
Lawrence Sciglitano (BSU) def. Andre Du Plessis (LCSC) 6-4, 6-0
Lukas Ridemar (BSU) def. Andy Wu (LCSC) 6-0, 6-0
Caden Moortgat (BSU) def. Moosa Choudhary (LCSC) 6-1, 6-2

 
SUNDAY: Seattle U def. LC State 5-2
The Warriors bounced back well after Saturday's loss to Boise State and earned two points against another DI program in Seattle U. Both Andy Wu (No. 5 singles) and Marcus Gavelin (No. 6 singles) were victorious in their singles matches.
 
Matches were highly contested in doubles to start the day. Gavelin and Wu fought to a tie breaker before falling 6-7 (4) in No. 3 doubles. Harlan and Du Plessis took four games in their 4-6 loss at No. 2 doubles, and Kikuchi and Bruchard fell 3-6.
 
In singles play, Wu put together a strong match and came away with a 6-1, 6-4 win in the fifth spot. Gavelin won a tie break in the first set of the No. 6 match before defeating his opponent 7-6, 6-4.
 
Both Warrior Tennis teams will head to New Orleans for some tough matches against top NAIA teams. They will open the weekend on March 12 at No. 10 Xavier (La.) before facing No. 12 Mobile (Ala.) and Loyola (La.) on March 13.
 
"We have a challenging road trip ahead of us," Fong said, "but we will finally get to play some NAIA teams."
 
FULL RESULTS:
Doubles

1. Julian Worn/Gli Oglivy (SU) def. Itaru Kikuchi/William Bruchard (LCSC) 6-3
2. Mats Krause/Lucas Cerbelli (SU) def. Gunnar Harlan/Andre Du Plessis (LCSC) 6-4
3. Emilio Monroy/Billy Givens-Jensen (SU) def. Marcus Gavelin/Andy Wu (LCSC) 7-6 (4)

Singles

1. Julian Worn (SU) def. Itaru Kikuchi (LCSC) 6-2, 6-2
2. Lucas Cerbelli (SU) def. William Bruchard (LCSC) 6-4, 602
3. Mats Krause (SU) def. Gunnar Harlan (LCSC) 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-2
4. Lars Schmassman (SU) def. Andre Du Plessis (LCSC) 7-5, 6-4
5. Andy Wu (LCSC) def. Juan Maramillo (SU) 6-1, 6-4
6. Marcus Gavelin (LCSC) def. George Miller (SU) 7-6, 6-4

 
Stay up to date with all things Warrior Athletics at lcwarriors.com and on social media @LCWarriors.