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TOUGH TO SWALLOW: WHITWORTH RALLIES TO OVERTAKE PANTHERS

ORANGE, Calif. – The Chapman University men’s tennis team suffered a tough loss on Thursday evening, losing 5-4 to Whitworth College (Wash.) at the Chapman Tennis Courts. The home court loss came after the Panthers led 4-1, however Whitworth rallied to win the final four singles matches in a meet that lasted into the late hours of the evening

The Panthers jumpstarted the match with the No. 1 and No. 3 seeded doubles pairs achieving wins. Teammates Clifford Yook and Leland Buttle had an impressive 8-1 victory – their fourth in a row – over the Pirates No. 1 seeded pair, Ed Anegon and Brian Elliot.

Yook and Buttle also captured the Panthers’ only two singles wins, each in straight sets. Yook ran his winning streak to 10 in a row in singles play. Buttle improved to 8-6 this season.

The loss snapped a three-match winning streak for Chapman, which fell to 5-7 overall.

Doubles:
1) Yook/Buttle (CU) def. Anegon/Elliot (WC) 8-1
2) Donnell/Wales (WC) def. Martin/Fracalosy (CU) 2-8
3) Nomi/Fong (CU) def. Steele/Williams (WC) 8-4

Singles:
1) Clifford Yook (CU) def. Josh Steele (WC) 6-1, 6-0
2) Leland Buttle (CU) def. Brian Elliot (WC) 6-3, 6-3
3) Ed Anegon (WC) def. Tyler Martin (CU) 6-3, 6-4
4) Scott Donnell (WC) def. Wes Nomi (CU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
5) Joe Wales (WC) def. Andrew Gabell (CU) 6-1, 6-2
6) Henry Williams (WC) def. Jeff Fracalosy (CU) 7-5, 6-4

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