3/30 - WHITMAN 9, GEORGE FOX 0: Record-Tying Mam Leads No. 15 Missionaries Past Bruins
WALLA WALLA, Wash. - Senior Phalkum Mam tied the Whitman College record for career victories with 149, leading the 15th-ranked Missionaries to a 9-0 win over the George Fox University Bruins in a Northwest Conference men's tennis match Friday afternoon here at the Whitman outdoor courts.
Mam, ranked 4th nationally in NCAA Division III singles, defeated the Bruins' Kyle Pearson 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1 singles, and teamed up with Steven Ly at No. 1 doubles for an 8-0 win over Pearson and Nick Jenness. Mam's two wins tied him with Tim Mullin (1999-2002) for the most wins in Whitman history.
In the other doubles matches, Robbie Munday and Christoph Fuchs defeated Mac Ovenell and Jordon Vargas 8-3 at No. 2, and Matt Solomon and Justin Hayashi downed Ralf Schulz and Shawn McKenzie 8-3 at No. 3.
After Mam, other Whitman singles wins were Ly over Ovenell 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2, Munday over Jenness 6-2, 6-0 at No. 3, Solomon over Schulz 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4, Fuchs over Vargas 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5, and Dan Wilson over McKenzie 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6.
George Fox (3-8, NWC 3-8) visits Whitworth College Saturday at 11 a.m. Whitman (19-4, NWC 13-0) will play two matches Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m., splitting its large roster and sending one group to Whitworth while the other stays home to host Lewis & Clark College.
at Whitman 9, George Fox 0 - Friday, March 30, 2007, at Walla Walla, Wash.
Singles
#1 - Phalkun Mam (W) d. Kyle Pearson (GF) 6-0, 6-1
#2 - Steven Ly (W) d. Mac Ovenell (GF) 6-2, 6-0
#3 - Robbie Munday (W) d. Nick Jenness (GF) 6-2, 6-0
#4 - Matt Solomon (W) d. Ralf Schulz (GF) 6-1, 6-2
#5 - Christoph Fuchs (W) d. Jordon Vargas (GF) 6-0, 6-0
#6 - Dan Wilson (W) d. Shawn McKenzie (GF) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
#1 - Mam/Ly (W) d. Pearson/Jenness (GF) 8-0
#2 - Munday/Fuchs (W) d. Ovenell/Vargas (GF) 8-3
#3 - Solomon/Hayashi (W) d. McKenzie/Schulz (GF) 8-3
Records - George Fox (3-8, NWC 3-8), Whitman (19-4, NWC 13-0)