Riverside Routs Cypress, 9-0, for Sixth Shut-out of Season

RIVERSIDE -- Posting its sixth shut-out of the season and third in conference action, the Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers men's tennis team blanked the visiting Cypress College Chargers, 9-0, Thursday afternoon (Mar. 20) at RCC's Fran Bushman Courts.

Riverside (14-3, 6-2 OEC) was off to a fast start when Cypress (0-12, 0-8 OEC) defaulted on No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles. It also was the second time that RCC blanked Cypress.

RCC will be competing tomorrow, Friday, Mar. 21, at home against NCAA Division III power Amherst College (ranked #4 nationally) at 2 p.m.

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Singles

#1        Conner Stephenson (RCC)    d.         Dennis Lee (CYP)                    6-2, 6-0

#2        Andrew Greenfield (RCC)       d.         Joseph Lee (CYP)                    6-1, 6-4

#3        Kane Wijngaarden (RCC)       d.         Jay Jay Pemplona (CYP)          6-1, 6-2

#4        Sergio Romero (RCC)             d.         Bruno Santos (CYP)                6-1, 6-1

#5        Allen Tieu (RCC)                     d.         Dennis Grissett (CYP)            6-0, 6-1

#6        Jullian Siapno (RCC)               won by default

Doubles

#1        Stephenson/Romero (RCC)   d.         Lee/Lee (CYP)                         8-4

#2        Tieu/Siapno (RCC)                  d.         Grissett/Santos (CYP)            8-1

#3        Wijngaarden/Greenfield (RCC) won by default

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