Falcons fall to Modesto by narrowest of margins

The Falcons opened their 2020 season on Tuesday afternoon by hosting Modesto.  The men narrowly lost to the Pirates, 5-4, with three singles matches going three sets and a doubles match decided by tie-breaker.

                Men's Singles                                                                             Men's Doubles

1. James James lost  6-0, 5-7, 4-6                                          1.  James/Ion lost 6-8
2. Caleb Ion won  6-2, 6-1                                                      2.  Murphy/Schubert won 9-8 (7-5 tie-breaker)
3. Drew Murphy lost  6-3, 4-6, 1-6                                        3.  Gehlbach/Kathi lost 3-8
4. Jeremy Schubert won  6-4, 6-1
5. Eric Greer won  3-6, 6-2, 7-5
6. Bryce Gehlbach lost  0-6, 3-6 (L)

The Falcons' next match will be on Friday, January 31 when they host Cosumnes River at 1:00 pm at FLC's Lorimer-Bruns Tennis Complex.