Tigers Rebound from Loss, Blank Palomar, 9-0, to Improve to 5-1

RIVERSIDE -- Rebounding from a difficult loss two days earlier, the Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers men's tennis team won its fifth match in six starts with a 9-0 non-conference home win over the Palomar College (PC) Comets Thursday afternoon (February 13) at RCC's Fran Bushman Courts.

Riverside (5-1) dropped a 6-3 non-conference road verdict to the host Glendale College Vaqueros last Tuesday (Feb. 11), but bounced back with a resounding win over winless Palomar (0-3).

RCC freshman Conner Stephenson (Riverside / River Springs HS) got the Tigers started with his "Eco Boost" performance taking down his opponent 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 4 singles spot. Two other Tigers blanked their singles opponents as well.

With the win, the Tigers will begin Orange Empire Conference play with a home match against the Orange Coast College Pirates on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 2 p.m. 

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Singles

#1        Danny Garcia (RCC)                  d.         Chris Orbe (PC)                        6-0, 6-0

#2        David Stanko (RCC)                  d.         Vincent Rivera (PC)                   6-0, 6-0

#3        Yann Herve (RCC)                     d.         Angelo Gustillo (PC)                 6-2, 6-3

#4        Conner Stephenson (RCC)        d.         Zev Dutta (PC)                          6-0, 6-0

#5        Kane Wijngaarden (RCC)          d.         Evan Davis (PC)                        6-3, 6-3

#6        Allen Tieu (RCC)                       d.         Liam Gannon (PC)                    6-0, 6-1           

Doubles

#1        Herve/Romero (RCC)                d.         Orbe/Rivera (PC)                       8-4

#2        Wijngaarden/Tieu (RCC)           d.         Gustillo/Dutta (PC)                   8-3

#3        Fecomme/Greenfield (RCC)      d.         Davis/Pelletier (PC)                  8-0

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