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MTEN SPRING BREAK

Raiders Compete Over Spring Break

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Men’s Tennis Falls to Point Loma and Northern Arizona

Box Score SAN DIEGO - The Colgate men's tennis team wrapped their Spring Break trip on Thursday, after competing against Point Loma and Northern Arizona during their time in San Diego. The Raiders fell 7-0 to PLU, then lost 6-1 to NAU, with the one win coming from first-year Tim Vargas

Point Loma 7 Colgate 0

In doubles action, Point Loma jumped out to an early advantage at line three doubles, defeating the sophomore duo of Wesley Nichols and Lochlan Seth 6-1. They would clinch the point with a 6-2 win over senior captain Aidan Chung and sophomore Tim Viding, defeating them 6-2. Junior Parker McGowan and Vargas fell 7-6(2) in a tightly contested match at line two.

Point Loma continued their singles success, picking up a 6-0, 6-3 win over Vargas at line four. Junior Jerome Falcon fell 6-2, 6-4 at line six, and Seth fell 6-2, 6-2 at line one for Point Loma. Senior captain Aidan Lee would fall in straight sets at line two, as well as Chung at line five. First-year Wittman Bulger would win his first set, but fell 6-4, 3-6, (7-10) at line three. 

Northern Arizona 6 Colgate 1

NAU picked up a quick win at line two doubles without dropping a game to take an early lead in doubles. Lee and Bulger teamed up for the first time at line three, but fell 6-3 at line three for NAU to take the doubles point. Chung and Viding fell 7-6(3) at line one.

Singles action opened with many tight first sets, with the Raiders taking two out of six courtesy of Nichols and Vargas. Falcon fell 6-3, 6-3 at line five, along with Lee at line one, 6-4, 6-3. NAU would then clinch the match 7-5, 6-3 over Chung at line four. Bulger fell 7-6(2), 6-3 at line two, and Nichols lost 6-4, 1-6, 0-6. Vargas picked up the Raiders lone win with his 7-5, 0-6, (10-6) triumph at line four. 

The Raiders return to action next Saturday, where they will travel to Easton to take on Lafayette.
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