Boxers Hold On For Tight 5-4 Victory Over Pioneers

Boxers Hold On For Tight 5-4 Victory Over Pioneers

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PORTLAND – Pacific received clutch matches from the lower part of the singles lineup, including a three-set thriller from Clark Wininger (Fr., San Francisco, Calif.), as the Boxers pulled out a 5-4 win over Lewis & Clark in Northwest Conference men's tennis action at the LC Tennis Dome.
 
Despite taking two of the three doubles matches, the Boxers (5-2, 4-1 NWC) found themselves against the wall after the Pioneers (3-6, 3-4 NWC) took the top two flights of singles.  After Troy Zuroske (Sr., Richland, Wash.) dropped a three-set decision to Michael Brewer in the No. 1 flight, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, the match came down to Wininger at No. 6, who held off a second-set loss to down Scott Monismith, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
 
"It was an unbelievably intense match, but our depth came through once again," said Pacific Head Coach Brian Jackson.  "Although we didn't play our best tennis, I am so proud of our guys fighting through.  Lewis & Clark deserves so much credit for the way they played.  They are a very talented young team that will be making waves for years to come."
 
Brennan Faith (Fr., Redondo Beach, Calif.) and Josh Bernstein (Fr., Novato, Calif.) picked up Pacific's other two singles wins.  Faith was a 6-0, 4-6, 6-2 winner over Daniel Hahm at No. 3 while Bernstein scored a 6-1, 6-0 decision over Cameron Smith at No. 5.
 
The Pioneers' Kevin Ross scored a 6-2, 6-4 decision over Giancarlo Battaglia (Jr., Sherman Oaks, Calif.) and Morgan Joyce was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over Grayson Frazier (Jr., La Canada, Calif.) in the No. 4 match.
 
In doubles, Zuroske and Battaglia improved to 4-2 on the season with an 8-2 win over Brewer and Cameron Smith while Faith and Frazier paired for a 9-7 win over Hahm and Joyce at No. 2.  In a tightly-played third flight, Ross and Parker Nichols prevailed in a tiebreaker to beat Alen Suklje (Jr., Beaverton, Ore.) and Reuben Mulhern (Fr., Boise, Idaho) 9-8 (7-2).
 
After four matches away from home, Pacific returns to the Holce Courts on Saturday to host Willamette at noon.
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