SALEM, Ore. – LC State Men's Tennis opened its short fall slate with a 6-1 victory at NCAA Division III Willamette on Friday. The Warriors took two of three doubles matches and carried the momentum into singles play.
Eduardo Silva and
Leonel Gatti made quick work of their opponents in No. 1 doubles to open the day with a 6-2 win.
Rafael Bonnet de Larbogne and
Louam Boivin combined for a hard-fought 6-4 victory in third doubles to secure the first point of the match.
The Warriors won all but one singles match with the lone loss in the top slot.
Bonnet de Larbogne continued his strong day with a commanding 6-1, 6-2 victory in No. 2 singles, and
Pablo Herrera battled through his sets to take the third singles match 7-5, 7-6 (7-1).
Giacomo Moreira rolled past his No. 4 singles competitor 6-2, 6-0 and Gatti also had a strong match with a 6-2, 6-1 win in the fifth slot.
Gautam Balakrishnan was perfect in his singles match where he did not drop a game. He took the No. 6 match 6-0, 6-0.
UP NEXT
The Warriors close out the fall season on Saturday with a match at Linfield in McMinnville, Ore., set for 10 a.m.
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