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Kingsmen Defeat Crusaders; Fall to Tigers on Second Day of Texas Trip

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. – After a hot start in Texas, Cal Lutheran would face Trinity and Mary Hardin-Baylor and they would try and continue their good start to their road trip. Trinity would put those hopes to a complete halt as they swept the Kingsmen 9-0, but CLU would rebound to walk away with a 7-2 victory over UMHB.

Match 1

There were six singles matches and three doubles matches in the first contest.

Darvel Lossangoye would be the number one but was beat out 6-2, 6-2 respectively both times. 

Along with Lossangoye, his number two and three Spina and Sebastian Ariza were unable to steal a match. 

The remainder of the singles were also shut out which gave the Tigers a full sweep in the singles matches. 

The three doubles matches ended in a similar manner which made it a tough day for the Kingsmen on the court. 

The first team duo of Isaiah Volk and Jake Haffner would drop their match 8-3

The second duo Lossangoye and Charlie Spina would get a little closer with the match ending 8-4 in favor of Trinity. 

Finally, the third duo of Ben Vincze and Ryan Murphy would fall short by a score of 8-3. 

Match 2

In the second match of the day, the Kingsmen performed much better as they picked up a 7-2 victory to get back in the win column.

Cal Lutheran got started right away as Haffer and Erik Lundeberg won their match 8-2. Lossangoye and Spina followed with an 8-3 win of their own to but CLU out in front.

On the singles side, Haffner occupied the number-one spot and prevailed in a tiebreak to take his match 6-0, 7-6 (4).

Lossangoye continued his great run of form with a 6-3, 6-0 victory. Spina did well in the number three spot and walked away with a 6-3, 6-1 win before Ariza extended the lead with a 6-3, 6-2 match win.

In the final match of the day, Lundeberg went the distance with his opponent and pulled off the three-set victory, winning his match 4-6, 6-3, 10-7.

Results: CLU 7, UMHB 2 |  CLU 0, TU 9
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Release by Anotion Welch, Sports Information Intern, Jeff Rebello, Assistant Sports Information Director

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Players Mentioned

Sebastian Ariza

Sebastian Ariza

5' 8"
Senior
Jake Haffner

Jake Haffner

Senior
Darvel Lossangoye

Darvel Lossangoye

Junior
Erik Lundeberg

Erik Lundeberg

Freshman
Ryan Murphy

Ryan Murphy

Sophomore
Charlie Spina

Charlie Spina

Freshman
Ben Vincze

Ben Vincze

6' 2"
Freshman
Isaiah Volk

Isaiah Volk

Junior

Players Mentioned

Sebastian Ariza

Sebastian Ariza

5' 8"
Senior
Jake Haffner

Jake Haffner

Senior
Darvel Lossangoye

Darvel Lossangoye

Junior
Erik Lundeberg

Erik Lundeberg

Freshman
Ryan Murphy

Ryan Murphy

Sophomore
Charlie Spina

Charlie Spina

Freshman
Ben Vincze

Ben Vincze

6' 2"
Freshman
Isaiah Volk

Isaiah Volk

Junior