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Men’s tennis serves Holy Names a loss

Men’s tennis serves Holy Names a loss
The Eagles win in consolation bracket at PacWest Championships.
Ashley Grams, Deputy News Editor April 20, 2019

Men’s tennis finished their season decisively against Holy Names University with a 4-0 win at the PacWest Tennis Championships Saturday morning. Senior David Garcia completed his career with the Eagles with No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles wins. Junior Derek James and Garcia took the first win of...

Men’s tennis falls in nailbiter on senior day

Men’s tennis falls in nailbiter on senior day
Arizona Christian storms back for 4-3 win in the Eagles’ final home match.
Joel Ashor, Sports Editor April 13, 2019

Biola took on Arizona Christian University on Saturday for their final home match of the season. Despite a win from the lone senior on the team, David Garcia, ACU closed the match with four straight singles wins to claim victory 4-3. TONE SETTER Things looked bad early in doubles for Biola as the...

Men’s tennis takes down old rival

Men’s tennis takes down old rival
Eagles dominate Westmont to claim a convincing 7-2 victory.
Joel Ashor, Sports Editor April 11, 2019

The Eagles traveled to Santa Barbara on Thursday to take on former Golden State Athletic Conference rival Westmont University. Biola played well in doubles and singles to pick up a 7-2 win over the Warriors. In doubles, the No. 2 duo of senior David Garcia and junior Derek James fell in a close match...

Men’s tennis notches road win

Men’s tennis notches road win
Eagles continue strong play en route to 8-1 victory over Saint Katherine.
Joel Ashor, Sports Editor March 29, 2019

Men’s tennis travelled south to take on Saint Katherine University in San Marcos on Friday. The Eagles played well in both doubles and singles to claim an 8-1 victory. In doubles, the No. 1 pair of junior Erik Martinez and freshman Edwyn Ramos claimed an 8-3 win. On the No. 2 court, senior David...

Men’s tennis beats Pacific University

Men’s tennis beats Pacific University
Defeat in doubles was not enough to stop the Eagles.
Adam Pigott, Staff Writer March 28, 2019

Men’s tennis broke their losing streak by defeating the Pacific University Boxers on Wednesday. Through defeating the Boxers, the Eagles gained their seventh victory of the season. At first, the Boxers had the upper hand in doubles with a 6-3 win at No. 1 as well as a No. 3 victory. However, the...

Men’s tennis takes heartbreaking loss after ruling change

Men’s tennis takes heartbreaking loss after ruling change
Eagles battle all the way to third set tiebreaker, but fall to Colorado Mesa.
Joel Ashor, Sports Editor March 18, 2019

Biola returned home on Monday to take on Colorado Mesa University. The Eagles fought hard until the very end, but came out on the wrong side of a 4-3 loss that came down to a third set tiebreak. The match of the day came at No. 2 singles. After dropping the first set, sophomore Logan Blair responded...

Men’s tennis falls at Point Loma

Men’s tennis falls at Point Loma
Eagles put up a fight, but fall short in close matches.
Sasha Terry, Copy Editor March 16, 2019

Men’s tennis traveled to San Diego to take on Point Loma Nazarene University on Saturday for their third matchup of the week. The Eagles fell short in many close matches, taking a final team score of 4-2. Biola struggled in the doubles matches as only one duo picked up a win for the Eagles. The...

Men’s tennis knocks off Rochester

Men’s tennis knocks off Rochester
Eagles hand Yellowjackets first defeat of the season in 4-2 victory.
Joel Ashor, Sports Editor March 15, 2019

Biola was back at home yet again for a matchup against 9-0 Rochester University on Thursday afternoon. At the end of the day, it was the Eagles who prevailed, breaking the Yellowjackets’ undefeated streak with an impressive 4-2 win. No. 2 doubles got Biola off to a good start with a convincing...

Men’s tennis takes last-second loss

Men’s tennis takes last-second loss
Eagles fall just short against Western New Mexico.
Joel Ashor, Sports Editor March 11, 2019

The Eagles returned to the Biola Tennis Center on Monday, taking on Western New Mexico University. In a hard-fought battle that came down to the last match, Biola fell 4-3 to the Mustangs. In doubles, the Eagles got off on the right foot with senior David Garcia and freshman Edwyn Ramos claiming a...

Men’s tennis handles Whittier College

Men’s tennis handles Whittier College
Eagles sweep doubles and singles play in victory over the Poets.
Joel Ashor, Sports Editor February 23, 2019

Men’s tennis returned to the Biola Tennis Center on Saturday to take on Whittier College. The Eagles dominated in every facet of the game to take down the Poets 5-0. Biola got off to a quick start in doubles as the No. 3 pairing of freshman Ian Nieh and Edwyn Ramos took home a quick 6-1 win. At...

APU defeats men’s tennis

APU defeats men’s tennis
Nationally ranked no. 13 Azusa Pacific takes down Biola.
Andi Basista, News Editor February 11, 2019

It was a tough day for the Eagles as they took on the 3-0 Cougars of Azusa Pacific University at the Biola Tennis Center on Monday. Biola’s men’s tennis team entered as heavy underdogs to their longtime rivals and APU came out on top, 5-0. The competition started with a quick consistent series...

Men’s tennis shuts out San Diego Christian

Men’s tennis shuts out San Diego Christian
The Eagles get a little help from the rain, carrying them to their first season win.
Andi Basista, News Editor February 9, 2019

Biola men’s tennis came into Saturday afternoon’s matches against San Diego Christian College looking to redeem themselves after falling short to Hope International University just two days prior. The Hawks were unable to take home a single win in their first matchup of the year, as Biola defeated...