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Men's Tennis

Warriors Defeat Banana Slugs 6-3

SANTA BARBARA, CA -- UC Santa Cruz took on NAIA Division I member Westmont College this afternoon in Santa Barbara. The Warriors won 6-3. 

Both teams won their last matches. The Banana Slugs won 5-4 over Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park on Saturday while the Warriors won 5-4 over San Diego Christian College 5-4 on last Friday in Santa Barbara. 

Of the six singles matches played, the Warriors won five and the Banana Slugs won one. In the #6 singles match, Derek Levchenko of the Banana Slugs defeated Tommy Nightingale of the Warriors 6-2, 6-3.  Four of the Warriors' victories were in straight sets. In the #1 singles match, Luke Whalen of Westmont defeated Chadwick Stone of UC Santa Cruz 6-2, 6-3. In the #2 singles match, Carl-Philip Lindqvist of the Warriors defeated AJ Flora of the Banana Slugs 6-3, 6-4. In the #4 singles, Christian Mathis of Westmont defeated James Soper of UC Santa Cruz 6-2, 6-2. In the #5 singles match, Travis Kimsey of Westmont defeated Sean Hollister of UC Santa Cruz 6-3, 6-4. The #3 singles match was the tightest as Chetan Munugala of UC Santa Cruz took on Jan Sibbel of Westmont. Sibbel defeated Munugala in three sets 6-1, 1-6, 7-5. 

In the doubles competition, the Banana Slugs won two matches and the Warriors won one match. In the #2 doubles match, the Banana Slugs' team of Flora and Adrian Sirovica defeated the Warriors' team of Mathis and Sibbel 9-8 (5). In the #3 doubles match, the Banana Slugs' team of Hollister and Munugala defeated the Warriors' team of Tommy Nightingale and Luke Whalen 8-6. In the #1 doubles match, the Warriors' team of Kimsey and Lindqvist defeated the Banana Slugs' team of Max Littlejohn and Kyle Richter 8-4 

Before are the full results:

#1 Singles         Luke Whalen (WEST)             def.      Chadwick Stone (UCSC)           6-2, 6-3

#2 Singles         Carl-Philip Lindqvist (WEST)  def.      AJ Flora (UCSC)                      6-3, 6-4

#3 Singles         Jan Sibbel (WEST)                def.      Chetan Munugala (UCSC)         6-1, 1-6, 7-5

#4 Singles         Christian Mathis (WEST)        def.      James Soper (UCSC)                 6-2, 6-2

#5 Singles         Travis Kimsey (WEST)           def.      Sean Hollister (UCSC)              6-3, 6-4

#6 Singles         Derek Levchenko (UCSC)        def.      Tommy Nightingale (WEST)   6-2, 6-3

#1 Doubles       Kimsey/Lindqvist (WEST)       def.      Littlejohn/Richter (UCSC)       8-4

#2 Doubles       Flora/Sirovica (UCSC)              def.      Mathis/Sibbel (WEST)              9-8 (5)

#3 Doubles       Hollister/Munugala (UCSC)      def.      Nightingale/Whalen (WEST)   8-6 

The Banana Slugs will have next match tomorrow as they will take on California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. First serve is set for 2 pm.

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Players Mentioned

Sean Hollister

Sean Hollister

5' 11"
First Year
James Soper

James Soper

6' 1"
Sophomore
Derek Levchenko

Derek Levchenko

6' 0"
Sophomore
Max Littlejohn

Max Littlejohn

6' 1"
Senior
Chetan Munugala

Chetan Munugala

5' 10"
Junior
Kyle Richter

Kyle Richter

6' 0"
Senior
Adrian Sirovica

Adrian Sirovica

6' 5"
First Year
Chadwick Stone

Chadwick Stone

6' 0"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Sean Hollister

Sean Hollister

5' 11"
First Year
James Soper

James Soper

6' 1"
Sophomore
Derek Levchenko

Derek Levchenko

6' 0"
Sophomore
Max Littlejohn

Max Littlejohn

6' 1"
Senior
Chetan Munugala

Chetan Munugala

5' 10"
Junior
Kyle Richter

Kyle Richter

6' 0"
Senior
Adrian Sirovica

Adrian Sirovica

6' 5"
First Year
Chadwick Stone

Chadwick Stone

6' 0"
First Year