Orange, CA -- In the Panthers final match of Spring Break, they played Chapman University. Principia played well at times in the matches, but were unable to come through in the big moments to make much of a dent in the scoreboard. They fell 8-1 At 3rd doubles,
Brody Swan and
Peter Griswold played their best doubles match of the year. They saved multiple match points to force a tiebreaker where they took a 5-2 lead. Unfortunately they were unable to capitalize and fell 8-7 (6). After dropping all three doubles matches, Principia faced an uphill battle that was too tough to climb in singles. At 3rd singles,
Greg Sovie had a masterful performance, and kept up his string of great play this year. Sovie won 6-2, 6-1 to give Principia their only point of the match. Other solid performances came from
Nat Kenworthy at 4th singles and
Brody Swan at 5th singles. Despite the loss, the Panthers leave Spring Break more battle tested and vastly improved. They look to carry this over into their SLIAC schedule which begins in a little over a week.
Inside the Box Score: Â
Principia vs. Chapman:
(Doubles match winners are in bold)
1st Doubles:Â
Wyatt Dale /
Greg Sovie vs.
Jacob Lee / Brock DeHaven  8-6
2nd Doubles:
Jules Kitchingman /
Nat Kenworthy vs.
Len Kamemoto / Matthew Mead  8-5
3rd Doubles:
Brody Swan /
Peter Griswold vs.
Troy Manditch / Brandon Sulzberg 8-7 (6)
(Singles match winners are in bold)
       1.
Wyatt Dale vs.
Jacob Lee 6-3, 6-0
       2.
Jules Kitchingman vs.
Len Kamemoto 6-3, 6-3
       3.
Greg Sovie vs. Troy Manditch 6-2, 6-1
       4.
Nat Kenworthy vs.
Brock DeHaven 5-7, 7-5, 10-3
       5.
Brody Swan vs.
Igor Belineli 6-3, 6-4
       6.
Dan Wagstaff vs.
Rasmus Helms 6-0, 6-0
News and Notes:
The Panthers have seen remarkable improvement throughout Spring Break and have really tested themselves against some tough teams. Look for these Panthers to bring this improved play back to the midwest here in the final stretch of their season.
Up Next:
The Panthers have a week off before traveling up to Chicago to face Lake Forest and Illinois Tech on Saturday, March 31st.
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