3/26/10 - Small Victories Not Equal to Big Victory

By Stephanie Coats

Fullerton, CA- Another rough match was in store for the Royals when they faced off against NAIA No. 7 Westmont. The Warriors brought their best game and though the Royals tried to answer in kind, they were overcome 9-0.

Small victories were key for the Royals. On the doubles court, Freshmen Greg Cobian and Christian Booher nabbed a game off their opponents. However, the duo could not rack up in other games, causing them to fall 8-1.

Later during the singles matches, Freshman Jerry Laureano won a game in his first set against Diego Almeida. While Laureano worked hard to win the set as well, he could not answer Almeida’s strong game play and lost 2-0 (6-1, 6-0). Fellow Freshman Mike Lipert endured a similar fate after taking a game win off Stephen Wertheimer. Lipert battled to add more games to his score, but eventually lost 2-0 (6-1, 6-0).

Westmont 9, Hope International 0

Singles

1. Bryan Cox (WC) def. Gregory Cobian (HIU), 2-0 (6-0, 6-0)
2. Diego Almeida (WC) def. Jerry Laureano (HIU), 2-0 (6-1, 6-0)
3. Mattias Neuman (WC) def. Christian Booher (HIU), 2-0, (6-0, 6-40)
4. Arthur Kalayjian (WC) def. Justin Sutherlin (HIU), 2-0, (6-0, 6-0)
5. Kent Stormans (WC) def. Nathan Deghi (HIU), 2-0, (6-0, 6-0)
6. Stephen Wertheimer (WC) def. Mike Lipert (HIU), 2-0, (6-1, 6-0)

Doubles

1. Cox/Kalayjian (WC) def. Cobian/Booher (HIU), 8-1
2. Almeida/Neuman (WC) def. Laureano/Sutherlin (HIU), 8-0
3. Stormans/Wertheimer (WC) def. Deghi/Lipert (HIU), 8-0

The Royals come away with a record of 0-14, 0-9 GSAC, while the Warriors sit at 7-5, 5-4 GSAC. With nearly a week and a half to rest up and practice, the Royals should be in good shape when they host La Sierra on Tuesday, April 6 at 2:00 pm.

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