The Pacific University men's tennis team split its two matches on Sunday, winning against Puget Sound by a 9-0 margin and losing to NCAA Division I – Seattle University, 6-1.
 
The Boxers (7-2, 3-1 NWC) swept through the doubles matches against Puget Sound to begin the day. Among the winners were #1 doubles, Rayden Murata and Koby Murata, who won 8-4, #2 doubles Matt Weiler and Cooper, who won 8-2 and Quentin Gonzalez and Griffin Fraser, who won at #3 doubles, 8-0.
 
Pacific head coach Pete Yellico went for the second-straight day with a young lineup in the singles matches. Gonzalez was a winner at #1 singles, 4-6, 6-0, 1-0 (10-8) as the remaining five singles matches were straight-set victories by the Boxers. Picking up wins were Joey Balleweg (#2; 6-3, 6-1), Cooper Rich (#3; 6-3, 6-1), Matt Weiler (#4; 6-0, 6-0), Scott Rowe (#5; 6-3, 6-0) and Reece Parr (#6; 6-3, 6-1).
 
The second match of the day saw the Boxers up against NCAA Division I, Seattle University. The Boxers managed to take the doubles point with wins at #2 by Reyn Miyagawa/Joey Hu and at #3 by Jonathan Chung/Sean Murphy. Miyagawa and Hu were 6-1 winners and Chung/Murphy picked up a 6-4 win. Seattle secured the match, winning all six singles matches.
 
Despite the split outcomes on the day, Pacific head coach Pete Yellico was pleased with what he saw in his team. "Splitting squads and playing two matches simultaneously is something we have not done. It was a great way to show our depth. Grabbing a 9-0 win over Puget Sound with all freshmen and sophomores is great for our young talent. Seattle is a tough Division I team, but winning the doubles was a great takeaway for us going forward this season."
 
The Boxers will step out of Northwest Conference play for a Spring Break trip to California, Mar. 26-29 where they will face Chapman (Mar. 26), Biola (Mar. 27), Colby College (Mar. 28), Occidental (Mar. 28) and Redlands (Mar. 29).