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Men's Tennis Edged By Sixth-Ranked Cal Lutheran

Thousand Oaks, Calif. - Sophomore Kevin Wei (San Diego, Calif. - pictured) won at both singles and doubles, but the sixth-ranked Cal Lutheran Men's Tennis team was able to pull out a narrow 5-4 win over Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday.

With the loss, the Sagehens slip to 4-10 on the season and 0-2 in the SCIAC, while sixth-ranked Cal Lutheran moves to 14-1 overall and 4-0 in league play.

Wei and junior Chris Weichert (Eugene, Ore.) combined for a 9-8 win at No. 2 doubles after going to a tiebreaker, while Wei was able to take a two-set win at No. 6 singles (6-3, 6-4) over Nick Jacobs. Pomona-Pitzer led 2-1 after doubles, with sophomores Connor Hudson (Golden, Colo.) and Connor Sutton (Overland Park, Kan.) also winning at No. 2 by an 8-6 score.

After Cal Lutheran picked up the first two wins at No. 1 and No. 3 singles. Wei was able to win his singles match in two sets to level the overall score at 3-3. The Kingsmen added a win at No. 5, with Thomas Belcher defeating Thomas Low 7-5, 6-1, before the match came down to two three-setters at No. 2 and No. 4.

Senior Frankie Allinson (McGregor, Texas) was able to get an early break and capture a 6-3 win in the third, winning 5-7l 6-2, 6-3, but Ray Worley edged out senior Max Sabel (Sun Valley, Idaho) fell 3-6, 6-1 6-3 at the No. 2 court to give the Kingsmen the clinching point.

Pomona-Pitzer has a tough week ahead with Wisconsin-Whitewater on Tuesday, Middlebury on Wednesday and CMS on Saturday.

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Players Mentioned

Connor Hudson

Connor Hudson

5' 10"
Sophomore
Connor Sutton

Connor Sutton

5' 10"
Sophomore
Frankie Allinson

Frankie Allinson

6' 0"
Senior
Kevin Wei

Kevin Wei

5' 11"
Sophomore
Max Sabel

Max Sabel

5' 10"
Senior
Thomas Low

Thomas Low

5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Connor Hudson

Connor Hudson

5' 10"
Sophomore
Connor Sutton

Connor Sutton

5' 10"
Sophomore
Frankie Allinson

Frankie Allinson

6' 0"
Senior
Kevin Wei

Kevin Wei

5' 11"
Sophomore
Max Sabel

Max Sabel

5' 10"
Senior
Thomas Low

Thomas Low

5' 11"
Freshman