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Men's Tennis: Pomona-Pitzer Deliver Commanding 9-0 Sweep Over Chapman

CLAREMONT, CA. – The Pomona-Pitzer Men's Tennis Team bounced back from their loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps with a sweeping 9-0 victory over Chapman University.

Season Impact: The Sagehens now boast a 14-8 record overall and 5-1 in the SCIAC.

Octave Bellet and Kalyan Chadalavada kicked off doubles with an 8-2 victory over Len Kamemoto and Matthew Mead in no. 1 doubles. In no. 3 doubles, Jack Bernstein and Ryan Lewis paired for the first time this season and impressed with a 8-1 win over Igor Belineli and Grant Stankaitis. Avery Bicks and Sam Malech battled in no. 2 doubles, edging out to an 8-5 win over Jacob and Darrus Lee.

Quinn Hirsohn jumped to a pair of 6-0 set victories in no. 5 singles over Darrus Lee to give the Sagehens a 4-0 lead. Ryan Lewis quickly won no. 4 singles over Rasmus Helms 6-0 and 6-1 and Sam Gearou took down Belineli in no. 5 singles with a 6-0 and 6-1 win. Marko Mandic moved up to no. 2 singles and did not disappoint, taking down Kamemoto 6-3 and 6-1. Joey Schwartz won his no. 6 singles match over Terry Kang 6-1 and 6-3. Over in no. 1, Octave Bellet battled three tough sets with Jacob Lee, dropping the first set 7-6 (5), but coming back 6-2 and 10-3 to clinch the sweep.

Up Next: The Sagehens will host Whittier College on Friday, April 20 at 3 p.m.x

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Players Mentioned

Jack Bernstein

Jack Bernstein

Freshman
Pomona
Avery Bicks

Avery Bicks

6' 4"
Sophomore
Pomona
Kalyan Chadalavada

Kalyan Chadalavada

5' 10"
Senior
Pomona
Sam Gearou

Sam Gearou

5' 9"
Junior
Pomona
Quinn Hirsohn

Quinn Hirsohn

5' 11"
Sophomore
Pitzer
Ryan Lewis

Ryan Lewis

6' 3"
Freshman
Pitzer
Sam Malech

Sam Malech

5' 10"
Senior
Pitzer
Marko Mandic

Marko Mandic

6' 1"
Senior
Pomona
Joey Schwartz

Joey Schwartz

Freshman
Pitzer

Players Mentioned

Jack Bernstein

Jack Bernstein

Freshman
Pomona
Avery Bicks

Avery Bicks

6' 4"
Sophomore
Pomona
Kalyan Chadalavada

Kalyan Chadalavada

5' 10"
Senior
Pomona
Sam Gearou

Sam Gearou

5' 9"
Junior
Pomona
Quinn Hirsohn

Quinn Hirsohn

5' 11"
Sophomore
Pitzer
Ryan Lewis

Ryan Lewis

6' 3"
Freshman
Pitzer
Sam Malech

Sam Malech

5' 10"
Senior
Pitzer
Marko Mandic

Marko Mandic

6' 1"
Senior
Pomona
Joey Schwartz

Joey Schwartz

Freshman
Pitzer