Thousand Oaks, Calif. - Displaying exceptional depth and poise under the California sun, the Colby Men's Tennis team secured five of six singles points to power past Cal Lutheran 6-1. The victory propels the Mules record to 3-4 on the season.
Colby set a competitive tone early by clinching the doubles point through a series of decisive performances.
Antonio Lee and
Matthew Jeong delivered a commanding 6-2 win at the second spot, while
Diego Sosa and
Bilal Asim were flawless in a 6-0 sweep at the third position. This early momentum proved vital, as the Mules carried that energy directly into a highly contested singles session.
Jason Daly led the charge at the top of the lineup with a clinical straight-sets victory, but the true story of the afternoon was the Mules' ability to navigate a series of grueling three-set marathons.
Marco Ziets-Segura and
Kevin Mortimer both displayed remarkable grit, rallying from set deficits to claim hard-fought victories at the fourth and sixth flights, respectively. The afternoon was punctuated by
Matthew Jeong, who outlasted his opponent in a dramatic 7-6 (8-6) third-set tiebreaker to cap off a dominant team performance.
Colby will conclude their California trip facing #16 Pomona-Pitzer on Friday.