Broncos Roll Past Chapman
POMONA ¾ Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s tennis team continued its strong start to the 2002 season with a lopsided dual match victory Wednesday afternoon.
The Broncos improved to 2-0 with an 8-1 victory over Chapman in Pomona. The Broncos, ranked ninth in the NCAA Division II West Region and 23rd nationally in a fall preseason poll, won all three doubles matches and five of six singles matches to record the victory. Ryan Terry (Jr., Diamond Bar, Diamond Bar HS) had to retire in the first set of his singles match, but the Broncos won the other eight matches.
Terry was able to team with Andy Roland (Jr., Hollywood, Glendale CC) for an 8-5 victory at No. 1 doubles. JR Villaroman (Sr., Anaheim, Troy HS) and Seamus Sullivan (Jr., Palos Verdes, Peninsula HS) were victorious at No. 2 doubles, 8-0, while David Nguyen (So., Los Angeles, Beverly Hills HS) and A.J. Feliz (Sr., San Gabriel, New Mexico Military Institute) won at No. 3 doubles, 8-2.
In singles, the Broncos swept the matches other than Terry’s. Roland defeated Chapman’s Cory Beacham, 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles, Sullivan beat Josh Greene, 6-1, 6-3, at No. 3 singles, Nguyen defeated Justin Jonas, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 4 singles, Nguyen Than (Jr., Garden Grove, Loara HS) upended Christian Spaulding, 6-0, 6-2, at No. 5 singles and Kevin Chen (Jr., Rancho Bernando, Torrey Pines HS) beat Angel Ochoa, 6-0, 6-2 at No. 6 singles.
The Broncos will return to action on Saturday with a key regional matchup at UC San Diego.
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CAL POLY POMONA 8, CHAPMAN 1
SINGLES
1. Ali Kermani (Ch) def. Ryan Terry (CPP), 1-1, ret.
2. Andy Roland (CPP) def. Cory Beacham (Ch), 6-0, 6-0
3. Seamus Sullivan (CPP) def. Josh Greene (Ch), 6-1, 6-3
4. David Nguyen (CPP) def. Justin Jonas (Ch), 6-2, 6-2
5. Nguyen Than (CPP) def. Christian Spaulding (Ch), 6-0, 6-2
6. Kevin Chen (CPP) def. Angel Ochoa (Ch), 6-0, 6-2
DOUBLES
1. Terry/Roland (CPP) def. Kermani/Beacham (Ch), 8-5
2. JR Villaroman/Sullivan (CPP) def. Jonas/Ochoa, 8-0
3. Nguyen/A.J. Feliz (CPP) def. Greene/George, 8-2