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Sagehens Lose To Trinity 5-4 In Stag-Hen Tournament

CLAREMONT, CA. – The Pomona-Pitzer Men's Tennis team fell to No. 11 Trinity 5-4 on Sunday morning at the Pauley Tennis Courts.

Season Impact: With the loss, the Sagehens fall to 7-5 overall.

In the doubles competition, Trinity won all three matches against the Sagehens.  The duo of Hao Nguyen and Eric Liao beat Pomona-Pitzer's #8-ranked team of Matthew Feng and Eshnaan Lumba in the first doubles match. Robert Chang and Dalton Locke followed that up with a victory over Hayden Snyder and Mukund Madabhushi in the second doubles match. Trinity University's Cal Hunter and Conor Kaczmarczyk wrapped up the doubles competition with a win over Owen Kelley and Ethan Lee.

Pomona-Pitzer Colleges got off to a good start, with Mukund Madabhushi beating Trinity's Hao Nguyen (#30) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4. The second singles match was won by Pomona-Pitzer's Kush Patel, who defeated Connor Whittington in two sets, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4).

Trinity University bounced back in the third singles match, with Eric Liao taking down Ethan Lee 7-6 (8-6), 6-0. Rafa Candelas Ruiz followed that up with a straight-set victory over Eshnaan Lumba 6-3, 6-3. Pomona-Pitzer fought back in the fifth singles match, with Matthew Feng defeating Trinity's Aashish Dhanani in another tight game that ended 7-6, (7-4), 7-5. Trinity also added a win at the sixth singles spots Robert Chang of Trinity defeated Neil Chullani 6-2, 6-2.

Up Next: The Sagehens will next host Babson on March 16th at 3:30 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Matthew Feng

Matthew Feng

5' 10"
Junior
Owen Kelley

Owen Kelley

6' 2"
Junior
Ethan Lee

Ethan Lee

5' 10"
Sophomore
Mukund Madabhushi

Mukund Madabhushi

6' 0"
Senior
Kush Patel

Kush Patel

5' 10"
Junior
Hayden Snyder

Hayden Snyder

6' 1"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Matthew Feng

Matthew Feng

5' 10"
Junior
Owen Kelley

Owen Kelley

6' 2"
Junior
Ethan Lee

Ethan Lee

5' 10"
Sophomore
Mukund Madabhushi

Mukund Madabhushi

6' 0"
Senior
Kush Patel

Kush Patel

5' 10"
Junior
Hayden Snyder

Hayden Snyder

6' 1"
Senior