TACOMA, Wash. -- The Pacific men's tennis team opened Northwest Conference action with a bang, winning 6-1 at Puget Sound on Saturday.

The Boxers won all three doubles matches. Jonathan Nguyen and Dawson Hose edged Will Church and Jason Rowe 7-5 at 1 doubles. Pacific dominated 2 and 3 doubles with Joshua Dela Cruz and Ryley Chang winning 6-2 and Aidan Rooney and Alexander Kinoshita winning 6-0. 

Dela Cruz got the best of Church again 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) at 2 singles. Kinoshita edged Ward in three sets 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6) at 3 singles. 

Nguyen defeated Trent Beckman 6-2, 2-6, 6-0 at 4 singles. 

Rooney and Hose captured the 5 and 6 singles points for the Boxers, both winning in two sets.

Results

Doubles:
1. Jonathan Nguyen/Dawson Hose (PAC) def. Will Church/Jason Rowe (UPS) 7-5
2. Joshua Dela Cruz/Ryley Chang (PAC) def. Trent Beckman/Tyler Blixt (UPS) 6-2
3. Aidan Rooney/Alexander Kinoshita (PAC) def. Sebastian Silverstein/Jackson Stumpf (UPS) 6-0

Singles:
1. Jason Rowe (UPS) def. Joshua Matabuena (PAC) 6-0, 6-1
2. Joshua Dela Cruz (PAC) def. Will Church (UPS) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
3. Alexander Kinoshita (PAC) def. Carson Ward (UPS) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6)
4. Jonathan Nguyen (PAC) def. Trent Beckman (UPS) 6-2, 2-6, 6-0
5. Aidan Rooney (PAC) def. Tyler Blixt (UPS) 6-0, 6-3
6. Dawson Hose (PAC) def. Jackson Stumpf (UPS) 6-3, 6-2

Next: Pacific plays at Lewis & Clark on Sunday at 11 a.m.

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