Stags Defeat Pomona 8-1 to Begin SCIAC Play
CMS Stags Tennis defeated Pomona-Pitzer 8-1 on Friday to open their campaign for a third consecutive outright SCIAC title. The win was the Stags 22nd straight in conference play.
Against Pomona, the Stags got out to a 2-0 lead in the doubles with wins at #2 and #3 doubles. Senior Captain Ben Hough (Spokane, WA / pictured right) got the first of two wins on the day, partnering sophomore Eric MacColl to get an 8-5 win at #2. Sophomore Mikey Lim (Honolulu, HI) and junior Ben Wiener were 8-4 winners at #3 doubles.
After dropping #1 doubles and holding a 2-1 advantage in matches, the Stags came out firing in singles and did not lose more than two games in any first set at positions #1 through #6. MacColl was the first to earn a victory at #4, closely followed by Wiener at #5 and Lawrence Wang (JR - Orange, CA) at #2 singles.
The Stags are 1-0 in conference play and 1-2 overall. Next up are two NAIA opponents - Biola and Azusa Pacific University at 9:30 AM and 1:30 PM Saturday.
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CMS 8 |
vs |
Pomona-Pitzer 1 | ||
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1. |
Schils / Wang |
lost to |
Olian / Taylor |
8-6 |
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2. |
Hough / E. MacColl |
def |
Pin / Friedman |
8-5 |
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3. |
Lim / Wiener |
def |
Williford / Tagliarino |
8-4 |
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Order of completion: #3, #2, #1, / CMS led 2-1 after doubles | ||||
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1. |
Mikey Lim |
def |
Cameron Taylor |
6-2, 6-2 |
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2. |
Lawrence Wang |
def |
Drew Olian |
6-2, 6-1 |
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3. |
Ben Hough |
def |
John Williford |
6-2, 6-2 |
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4. |
Eric MacColl |
def |
Nick Tagliarino |
6-1, 6-1 |
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5. |
Ben Wiener |
def |
Garrett Pin |
6-0, 6-1 |
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6. |
Drew Sabater |
def |
Grant Friedman |
6-1, 6-3 |
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Order of completion: #4, #5, #2, #6, #1, #3 | ||||