Men's Tennis | 02.11.2022

LEWISTON, Idaho – LC State Men's Tennis picked up its first victory of the season on Friday with a 7-0 sweep of NCAA Division III Whitman. The Warriors split the day, falling to DI Seattle U in the evening match.
 
"This was a good eye opener for us to see a faster speed of the ball throughout the lineup," Head Coach Kai Fong said. "We will see that brand of tennis against most of the DI teams this season. Our players want to perform at this level and they are willing to work for it. We will learn from every match that we play. Pretty much everyone got to play in the lineup today. It is important for each player to get some match time early in the season. They are benefitting from it."
 
MATCH ONE: LC State def. Whitman 7-0
In their first match in the Tennis Center this season, the Warriors came out and dominated the Whitman Blues. LC took all three doubles match to take the match's first point, led by a strong showing from top doubles duo Matus Rusnak and Beknazar Tursyngazy (6-3). The No. 2 doubles combo of Cade Edwards and Austin Gomez, and No. 3 team of Andy Wu and Cornelius Sia, took down their opponents by a score of 6-4 in come-from-behind fashion.
 
The Warriors carried the momentum into singles play where they took all six matches. Wu (No. 4 singles) and Thomas Schaap (No. 6 singles) dropped the fewest games as both earned 6-2, 6-1 victories. Edwards and Rusnak won their contest in first and second singles, respectively, by scores of 6-3, 6-1. In the third slot, Tursyngazy battled back to take his first set before dominating in the second (7-6, 6-0). Sia also battled through a tough first set before cruising in the second (7-6, 6-2).
 
RESULTS:
Doubles:

1. Matus Rusnak/Beknazar Tursyngazy (LCSC) def. Alejandro Raffo/Luca Viarengo (WC) 6-3
2. Cade Edwards/Austin Gomez (LCSC) def. Luca St. Goar/Jackson Wurzer (WC) 6-4
3. Andy Wu/Cornelius Sia (LCSC) def. Chris O'Farrell/Bernardo Savitt (WC) 6-4

Singles:

1. Edwards (LCSC) def. Raffo (WC) 6-3, 6-1
2. Rusnak (LCSC) def. Viarengo (WC) 6-3, 6-1
3. Tursyngazy (LCSC) def. O'Farrell (WC) 7-6, 6-0
4. Wu (LCSC) def. Wurzer (WC) 6-2, 6-1
5. Sia (LCSC) def. St. Goar (WC) 7-6, 6-2
6. Thomas Schaap (LCSC) def. Savitt (WC) 6-2, 6-1

MATCH TWO: Seattle U def. LC State 7-0
The Warriors faced a different challenge in the second match of the day. After sweeping the Blues, LC State was swept by the Redhawks of Seattle U.
 
Seattle U made quick work of LC in doubles, taking all three matches 6-2.
 
Larry Magalasin put together the strongest performance in singles action. In the third spot, Magalasin took his opponent deep in both sets before falling 7-5, 6-4. Gunnar Harlan picked up six games in his No. 6 singles match before dropping his matchup 6-4, 6-2.
 
RESULTS:
Doubles:

1. Julian Worn/Veselin Kiselkov (SU) def. Edwards/Itaru Kikuchi (LCSC) 6-2
2. Michael Frank/Mats Krause (SU) def. Larry Magalasin/Austin Swing (LCSC) 6-2
3. Oliver Hall/Filip Stipic (SU) def. William Bruchard/Rusnak (LCSC) 6-2

Singles:

1. Worn (SU) def. Bruchard (LCSC) 6-0, 6-1
2. Stipic (SU) def. Kikuchi (LCSC) 6-1 6-0
3. Kiselkov (SU) def. Magalasin (LCSC) 7-5, 6-4
4. Frank (SU) def. Swing (LCSC) 6-1, 6-2
5. Hall (SU) def. Daniel Tevez (LCSC) 6-1, 6-2
6. Kruase (SU) def. Gunnar Harlan (LCSC) 6-4, 6-2

 
The Warriors take on DI Idaho on Saturday at 4 p.m.
 
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