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Charlie Werman (Larry Newman Photography)
Charlie Werman (Larry Newman Photography)
Posted: Mar 14, 2014

Unkind weekend for men's tennis, which drops a pair

Box Score Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
Harry Kelleher / Chris Wootton (UTTMEN)
def. Troy Akin / Brett Buford (CU-M)
9-8
Doug Kierstead / Ryan Spencer (UTTMEN)
def. Charlie Werman / Sam Mitteldorf (CU-M)
8-5
Ramon Martinez / Justin Randell (UTTMEN)
def. Justin Thompson / Zach Resnick (CU-M)
8-1
Singles
Ramon Martinez (UTTMEN)
def. Justin Thompson (CU-M)
4-6, 6-4, 12-10
Harry Kelleher (UTTMEN)
def. Troy Akin (CU-M)
7-5, 6-1
Justin Randell (UTTMEN)
def. Brett Buford (CU-M)
6-2, 6-1
Ryan Spencer (UTTMEN)
def. Charlie Werman (CU-M)
4-6, 6-3, 10-8
Edward Timponi (UTTMEN)
def. Sam Mitteldorf (CU-M)
6-1, 4-6, 14-12
Doug Kierstead (UTTMEN)
def. Hunter Morris (CU-M)
6-2, 6-1
Team Stats
Doubles
Troy Akin / Brett Buford (CU-M)
def. Daniel Carpenter / Ned Mandel (TC)
9-7
Musyoka Mbithi / Ford Traff (TC)
def. Charlie Werman / Sam Mitteldorf (CU-M)
8-3
Ilya Levin / Rutendo Matingo (TC)
def. Justin Thompson / Zach Resnick (CU-M)
8-3
Singles
Justin Thompson (CU-M)
def. Daniel Carpenter (TC)
7-5, 4-1
Rutendo Matingo (TC)
def. Troy Akin (CU-M)
6-3, 6-2
Ned Mandel (TC)
def. Brett Buford (CU-M)
6-3, 6-3
Charlie Werman (CU-M)
def. Musyoka Mbithi (TC)
6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Ford Traff (TC)
def. Sam Mitteldorf (CU-M)
6-2, 6-3
Ilya Levin (TC)
def. Hunter Morris (CU-M)
6-3, 6-1

ORANGE, Calif. – The Chapman men's tennis team lost two matchups this weekend against No. 14 nationally-ranked Texas-Tyler 9-0 on Friday and then suffered a 6-3 loss to Trinity College (Conn.) on Sunday. The Panthers have now lost four of their past five dual matches, all coming on their home court.

Texas-Tyler 9, Chapman University 0

The Panthers came into Friday's matchup against No. 14 Texas-Tyler fresh off a 6-3 victory over Rochester (N.Y.) two days earlier, however Chapman (3-5, 0-1 SCIAC) could not sustain the momentum and fell 9-0 to the Patriots.

Coming into the match, Chapman freshman Charlie Werman was a perfect 6-0 in dual matches this spring, but the rookie suffered his first loss 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 on the No. 4 court at the hands of Texas-Tyler's Ryan Spencer.

In doubles, Chapman duo senior Troy Akin and sophomore Brett Buford pushed Texas-Tyler to their limits but eventually were defeated 9-8.

Boxscore: http://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/mten/2013-14/files/utt-cu.htm

Trinity College 6, Chapman University 3

Chapman was again defeated 6-3 by Trinity earning just a pair of wins in singles play by No. 1 player Justin Thompson and the freshman Charlie Werman in the No. 4 position.

In doubles, Chapman's top pair Akin and Buford defeated Trinity's Daniel Carpenter and Ned Mandel by a score of 9-7. It was the Panthers' lone doubles win of the year as the duo improved to 6-4 overall this season and 5-3 in dual matches.

Thompson (6-4 overall) won his singles matchup in straight sets 7-5, 4-1 over Carpenter, improving to 3-1 in his last four singles matches. Werman (8-2 overall) shook off his first loss of the year on Friday to defeat Trinity's Musyoka Mbithi 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.

Boxscore: http://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/mten/2013-14/files/tc-cu.htm

Chapman men's tennis team will return to action at the Chapman Tennis Courts on Wednesday in a matchup against Amherst College, slated to begin at 2 p.m.

by Mitchell Eby
Sports Information Intern

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