LOS ANGELES - The No. 31 Santa Clara men's tennis squad started its two-match weekend on the road with a commanding win at Loyola Marymount. The Broncos (15-3; 2-0) downed the Lions 6-1 in Santa Clara's first of two WCC matches in Southern California this weekend.
Kyle Dandan and John Lamble both notched wins in straight sets. In the No. 4 spot, Tom Pham continued his impressive junior campaign by defeating Felix Van Kann 7-5, 6-1.
Ilya Osintsev clung to a three-set win over Nick Northcutt before Eugene Muchynski finished off singles play with a 6-4, 6-4 victory. Muchynski has won 13 of his last 14 contests.
In doubles, Santa Clara picked up the point by winning two of three matches. Osintsev and Lamble teamed up for a 8-3 win before Muchynski and Nicolas Vinel finished off the dual match with a 8-5 win.
The Broncos continue their Southern California weekend Sunday. Santa Clara travels from Los Angeles, Calif. to nearby Malibu, Calif. to face No. 7 Pepperdine at 10:30 a.m.
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Position
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Santa Clara University
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Loyola Marymount University
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Winner
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Score
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#1 Singles
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#111 Kyle Dandan
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Alex Wilton
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Santa Clara University
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6-3, 6-4
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#2 Singles
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John Lamble
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Nicholas Bjerke
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Santa Clara University
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6-1, 6-3
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#3 Singles
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Nicolas Vinel
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Todd Volmari
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Loyola Marymount University
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6-4, 6-2
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#4 Singles
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Tom Pham
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Felix Van Kann
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Santa Clara University
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7-5, 6-1
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#5 Singles
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Ilya Osintsev
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Nick Northcott
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Santa Clara University
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6-0, 5-7, 7-6(2)
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#6 Singles
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Eugene Muchynski
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Tom Price
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Santa Clara University
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6-4, 6-4
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#1 Doubles
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Ilya Osintsev
John Lamble
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#41 Nicholas Bjerke
Sebastian Bustamante
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Santa Clara University
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8-3
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#2 Doubles
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Kyle Dandan
Tom Pham
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Alex Wilton
Felix Van Kann
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Loyola Marymount University
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7-6
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#3 Doubles
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Eugene Muchynski
Nicolas Vinel
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Todd Volmari
Daniel Simko
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Santa Clara University
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8-5
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