By Beth Renkoski
02/24/09
No. 9 Eagles Edge No. 6 Lions
Costa Mesa, Calif – The Vanguard Lions fell short today against ninth-ranked Concordia University. The sixth-ranked Lions were defeated 5-4 by the CUI Eagles, losing for the first time this season.
Vanguard took a 2-1 lead over the Eagles by winning two of three doubles matches to begin the Golden State Athletic Conference matup. VU’s Fredric Sandberg and Tino Brodar defeated their No. 1 singles opponent 8-5, while Sandro Bucher and Thomas Frank won their No. 2 doubles match by the same 8-5 score. Florian Lemke and Niles Iwdal dropped the No. 3 match 8-6.
The Eagles came back to win the singles war 4-2 to secure the 5-4 win in the match. VU’s wins came in the first and third singles matches with Lemke winning 6-3, 6-3, and Brodar outlasting Kareem Berdai 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.
Vanguard slips to 4-1 overall and 3-1 in GSAC with the upset loss to the Eagles. The Lions are back in action on Thursday at Azusa Pacific University.
Today’s GSAC Match Scores:
No. 6 Vanguard vs. No. 9 Concordia
Doubles
1. Sandberg/Brodar vs. Potapkin/Fabre VU 8-5
2. Frank/Bucher vs. Santarelli/Elias VU 8-5
3. Lemke/Iwdal vs. Young/McNamera CUI 8-6
Singles
1. Florian Lemke vs. Andrey Potapkin VU 6-3, 6-3
2. Fredric Sandberg vs. Elias Augusto CUI 6-1, 6-2
3. Tino Brodar vs. Kareem Berdai VU 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
4. Sandro Bucher vs. Oliver Fabre CUI 6-3, 7-6
5. Thomas Frank vs. Tom Young CUI 6-1, 6-2
6. Nils Iwdal vs. Bruno Santarelli CUI 6-2, 6-2
Final score: VU 4 CUI 5
Season record 4-1, (3-1)