Men's Tennis Defeats Chabot In Season Opener

After being rained out of their scheduled season-opening match last Friday, the Folsom Lake College men's tennis team spent three-plus hours on Tuesday drying their courts with squeegees, brooms, and leaf blowers in preparation for their second attempt at playing a match.  The hard work paid off as they defeated Chabot College, 5-4.  Playing in temperatures better suited for snow sports, the Falcons won on the strength of their number one singles and doubles, along with some exciting mid-level singles that clinched the win.  The Falcons took two of three doubles matches and split the six singles matches.

Sean Alves dominated in both singles and doubles, winning 6-0, 6-1 in singles and 8-0 in doubles.  Alves' doubles partner,  Praj Ta, also won in singles, 6-4, 6-0.  The difference-maker turned out to be the number three singles match, where Shawn Morgan won a hard-fought 7-5, 6-3 decision.  The victory came late in the evening with the temperature dropping, but FLC head coach Patrick Rutz was not feeling the cold at that point.  

Men's Singles                                                                 

Sean Avles won 6-0, 6-1                                                

Max Hennessy lost 4-6, 3-6                                          

Shawn Morgan won 7-5, 6-3                                    

Francisco Garcia lost 3-6, 2-6

Praj Ta won 6-4, 6-0

Bill Bagnas lost 1-6, 1-6

Men's Doubles

Alves/Ta won 8-0

Garcia/Morgan lost 5-8

Hennessy/Conley won 8-4