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Men's Tennis Defeated by Pacific

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LA MIRADA, Calif. – Pacific University won all three doubles matches and five of six singles and the Boxers defeated the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's tennis team, 8-1, at the Biola University Tennis Center. Pacific improved to 10-2, while the Engineers fall to 6-3.

Brennon Faith and Grayson Frazier improved to 9-2 on the season with a hard-fought 9-7 win over McKinley Grimes and Brandon Mazzara at No. 1. Giancarlo Battaglia paired with Jason Voss for the second time this season and won for the second time, taking an 8-6 win from Tristan Wise and Alain Grullon Gonzalez at No. 2.  Clark Wininger and Oscar Wight completed the doubles sweep with an 8-4 win over Sherman Uyeno and Graham Harris at No. 3, improving to 9-3 on the year.
 
Battaglia went to 9-2 on the season in singles with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Grimes at No. 1. Faith followed with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Mazzara at No. 2 while Frazier knocked off Wise 6-3, 6-2 to improve to 8-3 on the year.  Wininger survived a three-set affair at No. 4, coming back from a set down to beat Grullon Gonzalez 3-6, 6-2, 10-5. Uyeno scored RPI's lone win of the evening, going three sets to beat Josh Bernstein 3-6, 6-2, 10-5. Reuben Mulhern was also a winner at No. 6, beating Stephen Baxter 6-3, 7-5.  

Rensselaer plays George Fox University on Tuesday at the Anaheim Hills Country Club (3pm).
 

Pacific University Tennis
RPI vs Pacific (Ore.) (3/23/15)

Pacific (Ore.) 8, RPI 1
3/23/15 at La Mirada, Calif. (Biola Univ. Tennis Center) 

Singles competition
1. Battaglia, Giancarlo (PAC) def. Grimes, McKinley (RPI) 6-4, 6-0
2. Faith, Brennan (PAC) def. Mazzara, Brandon (RPI) 6-0, 6-1
3. Frazier, Grayson (PAC) def. Wise, Tristan (RPI) 6-3, 6-2
4. Wininger, Clark (PAC) def. Grullon Gonzalez, A. (RPI) 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-5)
5. Uyeno, Sherman (RPI) def. Bernstein, Josh (PAC) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-5)
6. Mulhern, Reuben (PAC) def. Baxter, Stephen (RPI) 6-3, 7-5
 

Doubles competition
1. Faith, Brennan/Frazier, Grayson (PAC) def. Grimes, McKinley/Mazzara, Brandon (RPI) 9-7
2. Battaglia, Giancarlo/Voss, Jason (PAC) def. Wise, Tristan/Grullon Gonzalez, A. (RPI) 8-6
3. Wight, Oscar/Wininger, Clark (PAC) def. Uyeno, Sherman/Harris, Graham (RPI) 8-4
 

Match Notes
RPI 5-3; Regional ranking #15
Pacific (Ore.) 10-2; Regional ranking #10
 

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Players Mentioned

Stephen Baxter

Stephen Baxter

6' 0"
Sophomore
McKinley Grimes

McKinley Grimes

6' 1"
Sophomore
Graham Harris

Graham Harris

5' 11"
Junior
Brandon Mazzara

Brandon Mazzara

5' 11"
Senior
Sherman Uyeno

Sherman Uyeno

5' 11"
Junior
Alain Grullon Gonzalez

Alain Grullon Gonzalez

5' 8"
Junior
Tristan Wise

Tristan Wise

6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Stephen Baxter

Stephen Baxter

6' 0"
Sophomore
McKinley Grimes

McKinley Grimes

6' 1"
Sophomore
Graham Harris

Graham Harris

5' 11"
Junior
Brandon Mazzara

Brandon Mazzara

5' 11"
Senior
Sherman Uyeno

Sherman Uyeno

5' 11"
Junior
Alain Grullon Gonzalez

Alain Grullon Gonzalez

5' 8"
Junior
Tristan Wise

Tristan Wise

6' 1"
Freshman