Men's Tennis Sweeps Singles, Rolls To 8-1 Win Over Whitworth

Men's Tennis Sweeps Singles, Rolls To 8-1 Win Over Whitworth

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SPOKANE, Wash. – Pacific rebounded from their loss to Whitman on Friday with a dominant performance on Saturday, traveling north to score an 8-1 victory over Whitworth in Northwest Conference men's tennis action at the Scotford Tennis Center.
 
"This was a good battle for us today," said Pacific Head Coach Brian Jackson, "and the match was closer than the 8-1 score would suggest.  Whitworth is always a tough team at home and we were happy to get out with a win."
 
The Boxers (4-2, 3-1 NWC) opened the day with wins in two of the three singles matches.  The No. 1 duo of Troy Zuroske (Sr., Richland, Wash.) and Giancarlo Battaglia (Jr., Sherman Oaks, Calif.) had to come from behind to knock off Drew Brigham and Shane Sandlin, 9-7.
 
Brennan Faith (Fr., Redondo Beach, Calif.) and Grayson Frazier (Jr., La Canada, Calif.) added a victory at  No. 2, knocking off Troy Patterson and John Tablot 8-2.  Whitworth's (3-4, 3-2 NWC) No. 3 tandem of Blake Miller & Matt Goebel gave the Pirates their only victory of the day, scoring an 8-4 win over Alen Suklje (Jr., Beaverton, Ore.) and Rueben Mulhern (Fr., Boise, Idaho).
 
Pacific prevailed in a trio of three-set battles.  At No. 1., Battaglia came back from a tiebreaker loss in the first set to win a third set tiebreaker for the 6-7, 6-1, 7-6 victory over Brigham.  In the No. 4 flight, Frazier swept the third set to take away a 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 win over Miller.  Lorne Bulling (So., Corvallis, Ore.) battled tough in a third set super-tiebreaker to take a 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 victory over Goebel to win at No. 6.
 
Zuroske led a trio of straight set victories in the singles, picking up the 6-2, 6-1 victory over Chris Engelmann at No. 2.  Faith scored a 6-2, 6-4 win over Talbot at No. 3 while Josh Bernstein (Fr., Novato, Calif.) was a 6-1, 6-2 winner over Sandrin at No. 5.
 
Pacific returns to NWC play with two matches next week.  The Boxers finish a four-match road trip on Friday at Lewis & Clark before hosting Willamette on Saturday at the Holce Tennis Courts.
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