Posted: Mar 16, 2013

Tiger Comeback Falls Short in Stellar Match with Comets

The RCC Men's and Women's teams hosted an expanded dual-team format match againstPalomar College of the Pacific Coast Conference. This event brought the Men's and Women's teams together for their only joint dual-team match

· Without enough courts to start with singles in this dual match format, the match began with doubles.

· After taking an early lead with a victory at #2 doubles, the Tigers dropped #1 doubles and lost in the tie-breaker at #3 doubles.

· Trailing 2-1 on the Team score, and with #2 Aliaksandr Pesniak out of the singles line-up, the Tigers needed to step up to secure a victory.

· Eliott Moreno and Gustavo Carvalho struggled and lost in the #5 and #3 spots, putting the Tigers down 4-1 in the Team score.

· Danny Garcia and Ulises Banos kept the Tigers alive with victories at the #2 and #4 spots, bringing the Tigers back to within one point, down 4-3.

· The Tigers needed to win the remaining two matches to bring home a victory.

· After losing the first set, Colten Douglass got it together and pulled the Tigers even with a three set victory.

· With the Match tied at 4-4, Jordan Gobatie forced a third set at the #1 spot, only to fall 3-6 in the third, sealing the victory for the ninth ranked Comets.

· RCC returns to Orange Empire Conference action next Tuesday and hosts Cypress Collegein Riverside at 2:00.

Singles

#1 Tracy Beblie (PC) d. Jordan Gobatie (RCC) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3

#2 Danny Garcia (RCC) d. Mauricio Mosquesa (PC) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

#3 Fabio Cruz (PC) d. Gustavo Carvalho (RCC) 6-1, 6-4

#4 Ulises Banos (RCC) d. Spencer Merchat (PC) 6-7 (0), 6-4, 6-3

#5 Luke Meoli (PC) d. Eliott Moreno (RCC) 6-2, 6-4

#6 Colten Douglass (RCC) d. Brandon Crisp (PC) 1-6, 6-4, 6-1

Doubles

#1 Mosuero/Cruz (PC) d. Gobatie/Banos (RCC) 8-4

#2 Garcia/Moreno (RCC) d. Meoli/Meschat (PC) 8-6

#3 Beblie/Crisp (PC) d. Pesniak/Douglass (RCC) 9-8