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.