Biola loses war against Warriors

Eagles lose another hard-fought 2-7 against their GSAC opponent.

Kyle Kohner, Copy Editor & Office Manager • February 22, 2016

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The Eagles played on par with Golden State Athletic Conference foes the Westmont Warriors for most of Saturday’s match. However, the Eagles could not quite capitalize on close sets and tie-breakers for the second day in a row.

Sophomore number six singles David Garcia kicked off a slew of tightly competitive matches by losing in three sets, which included two sets going to nerve-racking tiebreakers. Garcia’s singles match score resulted in 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 0-1 (9-11).

Sophomore number five singles Michael Vartuli lost in two sets 0-6, 4-6. Number four singles and sophomore Joe Turnquist lost his singles match 2-6, 1-6. Junior number three singles, Luke Mountain dropped his match in two sets with a 2-6 first set score. Mountains second set score was 1-6.

Sophomore number two Lucas Lee, for the second consecutive day, hauled in the team's only singles win. In the first set, Lee took the set to another Eagles tiebreaker, winning 7-6 (7-4), similar to the previous match against Holy Names University. Lee built off his first set by dominating his opponent 6-1 in the second. Sophomore number one singles player Phillip Westwood put up another strong singles effort but lost his match in three sets, 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-8).

The Eagles’ number three doubles team Garcia and Vartuli rebounded from a subpar performance by soundly defeating their opponents 8-4 . The number two duo of Turnquist and Westwood slipped in their match by losing 1-8. The dynamic number one pair of Lee and Mountain had a closely contested match for the second straight day, but had similar results, losing 8-9 (4-7).

Biola’s next match will be home next Saturday, Feb. 27 versus Cal Tech. With the loss, Biola falls to 2-4 on the season and 1-2 in GSAC play.

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Amid his final year with the Chimes, Kyle is a four-year vet of the publication. Before this year, Kyle began his tenure like most at the Chimes—as a freelancer and an apprentice. He’s also held positions as the online editor and the A&E staff writer in the past. He also demands that you all go watch the movie “Hereditary.” Hello there! My name is Kyle Kohner, born and raised in San Bernardino, California. I am a senior journalism student at Biola University and a self-proclaimed film buff and music addict. A movie and music critic by trade, I am a firm believer that watching film and listening to music go hand-in-hand. Because the two mediums make the world go round and humanity sane, I see it is as my job and passion to discern the good from the bad within the differing yet kindred realms of entertainment. Aside from passion for the arts, it is probably worth noting that I am the Chimes’ office manager and copy editor. I, alongside Victoria try to make sure that the content produced by this publication are without flaws. If you see an article containing the wrong usage of “they’re” or “Its,” it’s probably my fault. Outside of the Chimes, I can be seen—you guessed it—listening to music and watching movies. But I also have a deep passion for street photography.

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