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Men's Tennis

California Lutheran Uses Doubles Sweep To Defeat Men's Tennis

Thousand Oaks, Calif. – The California Lutheran University Kingsmen posted a 6-3 home victory over the Trinity College Bantams in men's tennis action this afternoon.  The No. 10-ranked Kingsmen completed a stretch of nine consecutive wins over teams ranked among the top 30 in the nation to improve to 13-0, while No. 15-ranked Trinity drops to 1-1. The Kingsmen used a sweep in doubles and wins by Nick Ballou, Justin Wilson and John Karsant to seal the match.

California Lutheran swept the doubles to take a quick 3-0 lead, as Kingsmen Andrew Giuffrida and Ballou teamed up for an 8-0 victory at No. 1 doubles over Bantam senior tri-captain Spencer Feldman (Upper Brookville, N.Y.) and sophomore Anson McCook (Miami, Fla.) to open up the match.  Feldman, ranked No. 22 in the nation among singles players, downed Giuffrida, ranked N. 8 nationally, in the No. 1 singles match, while sophomore Rich Bonfiglio (Bronxville, N.Y.) and freshman Dan Couzens (West Hartford, Conn.) also earned singles wins for Trinity.

MATCH RESULTS
Singles
1. TC- Spencer Feldman d. Andrew Giuffrida, 6-3, 6-3
2. CL- Nick Ballou d. Anson McCook, 6-3, 6-4
3. TC- Rich Bonfiglio d. Ryan Lassila, 7-5, 6-0
4. TC- Dan Couzens d. Ray Worley, 6-2, 6-4
5. CL- John Karsant d. Adam Lanza 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-7)
6. CL- Justin Wilson d. David Dessau 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
1. CL- Giuffrida/Ballou d. Feldman/McCook, 8-0
2. CL- Lassila/Karsant d. Bonfiglio/Couzens, 8-2
3. TCL- Jordan Culpepper/Worley d. Charles McConnell/D.J. Patrick, 8-5
California Lutheran 6, Trinity (Conn.) 3

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Players Mentioned

David Dessau

David Dessau

6' 1"
Senior
Charles McConnell

Charles McConnell

5' 10"
Senior
Anson McCook

Anson McCook

6' 1"
Senior
Spencer Feldman

Spencer Feldman

5' 11"
Senior
Rich Bonfiglio

Rich Bonfiglio

5' 10"
Senior
Dan Couzens

Dan Couzens

6' 2"
Sophomore
Adam Lanza

Adam Lanza

5' 9"
Senior

Players Mentioned

David Dessau

David Dessau

6' 1"
Senior
Charles McConnell

Charles McConnell

5' 10"
Senior
Anson McCook

Anson McCook

6' 1"
Senior
Spencer Feldman

Spencer Feldman

5' 11"
Senior
Rich Bonfiglio

Rich Bonfiglio

5' 10"
Senior
Dan Couzens

Dan Couzens

6' 2"
Sophomore
Adam Lanza

Adam Lanza

5' 9"
Senior