By Beth Renkoski

02/21/09

Men's Tennis Blanks Biola

La Mirada, Calif – Biola Tennis Center – The Vanguard Lions recorded their first shutout of the season today when they defeated the Biola Eagles 9-0 in GSAC men’s tennis.

Vanguard began the match with a 3-0 lead as the Lions swept through doubles play with scores of 8-4, 8-2, and 8-2, respectively.  

Thomas Frank posted a 6-0, 6-0 win in the No. 4 singles match, and Fredric Sandberg was nearly perfect with a 6-0, 6-1 victory in the top singles match. Tino Brodar (6-0, 6-3) and Sandro Bucher (6-0, 6-2) were also stellar in their singles wins for the Lions, and Vanguard sealed the shutout with straight set victories from Nils Iwdal (6-2, 6-1) and Blake Lamberth (6-2, 6-1) in the fifth and sixth singles matches.

VU’s men’s tennis team improves to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in GSAC with today’s win. The No. 6-ranked Lions continue the season next week at Concordia University.

Today’s GSAC Match Scores:

No. 6 Vanguard vs. Biola
Doubles
1. Sandberg/Brodar vs. Snow/Jung VU 8-4
2. Frank/Bucher vs. Leopold/Westman VU 8-2
3. Lamberth/Iwdal vs. Worthington/Adams VU 8-2
Singles
1. Fredric Sandberg vs. Colin Snow VU 6-0, 6-1
2. Tino Brodar vs. Tyler Jung VU 6-0, 6-3
3. Sandro Bucher vs. Weston Leopold VU 6-0, 6-2
4. Thomas Frank vs. Dan Westman VU 6-0, 6-0
5. Nils Iwdal vs. Brent Worthington VU 6-2, 6-1
6. Blake Lamberth vs. Ryan Adams VU 6-4, 6-1

Final score: VU 9 BU 0
Season record 4-0, (3-0)