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Men’s and women’s tennis fall short in close matches

Sasha Terry, Copy Editor • April 5, 2018

Men’s and women’s tennis each lost to the Concordia University Eagles on April 5 with the same score of 8-1. Both teams fought in close matches and each scored a point in a doubles match. MEN PLAY CLOSE SETS In the men’s doubles matches, the duo of sophomore Derek James and senior Lucas Lee...

Men’s tennis lose against GSAC powerhouse

Eagles fall short in their close tiebreak games.

Sasha Terry, Copy Editor • April 5, 2018

Men’s tennis lost their rescheduled match against the Arizona Christian University Firestorms on April 4, after their previous date in March was rescheduled due to rain. Despite their efforts, the Eagles lost with a final score of 8-1. DOUBLES GRAB POINT IN TOUGH BATTLE The pairing of sophomore...

Men’s tennis rallies against PLU

Cooper Dowd, Freelance Writer • March 28, 2018

After their tough loss to University of Hawaii at Hilo on March 26, men’s tennis came out focused against Pacific Lutheran University on March 27. Their strong effort lifted them past their opponents, as they swept PLU in a 9-0 victory. EAGLES DOMINATE IN DOUBLES “Our team has been struggling...

Men’s tennis hit with tough blowout at APU

Sasha Terry, Copy Editor • March 26, 2018

Men’s tennis looked for a chance to win its second straight game of the week after their March 21 game was rained out. The Eagles tried to put up a fight against the Azusa Pacific University Cougars on March 23 but lost in their final rivalry game by a final score of 9-0. ROUGH BLOWOUTS IN DOUBLES Earlier...

Late heroics lift men’s tennis

Lee, Blair and James come up big in their singles matches to beat Sonoma State.

Austin Green, Managing Editor • March 20, 2018

With only one point between his team and a win that could snap their three-match losing streak, senior Lucas Lee dug in. He and his opponent battled back and forth in an impressive rally before Lee tried to get Allan Lock of Sonoma State University off balance. Lee’s strategy worked. He cheated towards...

Men’s and women’s tennis lose close battle

Eagles still looking to end their losing streaks.

Sasha Terry, Copy Editor • March 17, 2018

Men’s and women’s tennis both came close in their matches but lost against the Colorado Mesa University Mavericks with final scores of 5-4 and 6-3, respectively, on Mar. 17. MEN FALL SHORT IN LAST MATCH OF DAY The first pairing of senior Lucas Lee and sophomore Derek James lost by a score of...

Men’s and women’s tennis suffer blowouts

Eagles look to end their losing streaks.

Sasha Terry, Copy Editor • March 16, 2018

Both men’s and women’s tennis fell short against the Westmont University Warriors on Mar. 16, with final scores of 7-2 and 6-1 respectively. MEN COMPETE IN CLOSE SETS The first pairing of sophomore Derek James and senior Lucas Lee fell short in their match by a score of 8-7. The match featuring...

Men’s and women’s tennis suffer disappointing loss

Sasha Terry, Copy Editor • March 8, 2018

Email Print Men’s and women’s tennis suffer disappointing loss By Sasha Terry March 8, 2018 0 Comments The men’s and women’s tennis teams looked for their first conference wins in their battle against the Holy Names University Hawks on Mar. 8. Members...

Tennis beaten by Point Loma

Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice • February 20, 2018

Men’s and women’s tennis competed at the Biola Tennis Center on Feb. 17 against the Point Loma Nazarene University Sea Lions. It marked the first home match of the season for the men’s team and the second for the women. The men never really got their footing as they lost all six singles matches...

Men’s tennis comes out strong in victory

First win of the season boosts Eagles ahead of three-game homestand.

Alex Brouwer, Freelance Writer • February 13, 2018

Men’s tennis showed up in a big way on Feb. 10, beating Chapman University8-1 across all matches, marking Biola men’s tennis’ first win over an NCAAopponent since joining the NCAA this past year. Following three straight losses to open the 2018 season, the Eagles head home with their first win...

Tennis suffer losses to begin season

Men’s team blows lead while women suffer a blowout.

Sasha Terry, Copy Editor • February 6, 2018

Men’s and women’s tennis played their first match of the 2018 season in a non-conference contest against San Diego Christian College in El Cajon, Calif. on Feb. 3. Both teams came up short in the end, with the men’s team losing 6-3 and the women falling 8-1. DOUBLES' EARLY LEAD The men opened...