Thousand Oaks, CA -- After three days of enjoying the greater Los Angeles area, the Principia Men's Tennis Team played their first match of spring break against Cal Lutheran University. Cal Lutheran proved to be a tough test for the Panthers, as they came out and took all three doubles matches. Despite being down 3-0, Principia came out ready to play in singles, playing extremely tough agains their formidable opponent. Although the Panthers were unable to earn a win, they had quality performances from the 2, 3, and 4 spots in the singles lineups.
Jules Kitchingman and
Nat Kenworthy played two very competitive sets against high level opponents and the 2nd and 4th singles spots. At the 3rd singles spot,
Greg Sovie played extremely well, winning his second set and taking his match to a third set tiebreaker. Unfortunately, he fell 6-4, 4-6, 10-8, but proved his worth against the high level competition. All in all, the Panthers played well and improved a great deal throughout this match.
Inside the Box Score: Â
Principia vs. Cal Lutheran:
(Doubles match winners are in bold)
1st Doubles:Â
Wyatt Dale /
Greg Sovie vs.
Yahn Gawrit / Lucas Tilly  8-4
2nd Doubles:
Jules Kitchingman /
Nat Kenworthy vs.
Dara Kashani / Andrew Tufenkian  8-2
3rd Doubles:
Brody Swan /
Peter Griswold vs.
Ransom Braaten / Joshua Legardy 8-1
(Singles match winners are in bold)
       1.
Wyatt Dale vs.
Yahn Gawrit 6-1, 6-1
       2.
Jules Kitchingman vs.
Lucas Tilly 7-5, 6-2
       3.
Greg Sovie vs.
Sebastian Ariza 6-4, 4-6, 10-8
       4.
Nat Kenworthy vs.
Florent Auteil 6-4, 6-4
       5.
Brody Swan vs.
Kylel Gillam 6-1, 6-0
       6.
Dan Wagstaff vs.
Joshua Legardy 6-2, 6-0
News and Notes:
The Panthers really competed well against a tough opponent in Cal Lutheran. They will look to continue improving in the next two matches in southern California. Â
Up Next:
The Panthers will continue their Spring Break matches in Southern California tomorrow against Occidental College. The match will be played at 2:00 PM at Scholl Canyon Golf and Tennis Club.
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