College of Charleston
Loyola Marymount
Cougars Fall to Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles
3/7/2011 1:48:00 AM | Men's Tennis
The Cougars (3-3) earned the doubles point with wins at the No.1 and No. 3 spots. The duo of senior Lukas Koncilia (Tyrol, Austria/Franciscian) and sophomore Kyle Parker (Richmond, Va./Mills E. Godwin) picked up their third straight victory as the top seed with an 8-4 win over Daniel Simko and Nicholas Bjerke. Junior Tom Delme (Hamoir, Belgium/Athenne Royale Margueritte Bervoets) and sophomore Stephen Hardy (Fairfax, Va./James Madison) earned an 8-3 win at the No. 3 spot.
Loyola Marymount (5-7) rallied in singles competition, winning five of the six matches. CofC's Parker, who faced Simko for the second time today, returned from dropping his first set 6-0 at the No. 4 spot, to win the next two sets 6-4, 6-4 for the Cougars' only singles victory. The victory was Parker's third on the season, including his second at the No. 4 spot.
College of Charleston returns to action on Sunday at the LMU Tennis Center when the team takes on Gonzaga in a neutral site match at 4:30 pm EST. The Bulldogs are 2-7 on the season.
Doubles
1. Lukas Koncilia/Kyle Parker (CofC) def. Daniel Simko/Nicholas Bjerke (LMU) 8-4
2. Alex Wilton/Sebastian Bustamante (LMU) def. Mickael Trintignac/Mickael Boyer (CofC) 8-1
3. Tom Delme/Stephen Hardy (CofC) def. Tyler Gottshall/Tom Price (LMU) 8-3
Singles
1. Aris Andreasian (LMU) def. Lukas Koncilia (CofC) 7-6, 2-6 unf.
2. Nicholas Bjerke (LMU) def. Mickael Trintignac (CofC) 6-1, 6-4
3. Sebastian Bustamante (LMU) def. Tom Delme (CofC) 6-2, 6-4
4. Kyle Parker (CofC) def. Daniel Simko (LMU) 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
5. Alex Wilton (LMU) def. Mickael Boyer (CofC) 6-4, 6-3
6. Tom Price (LMU) def. John Harden (CofC) 7-6, 6-4
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