Tigers Swat the Hornets

Match Notes:

·         RCC returned home for a solid performance against Fullerton College in an Orange Empire Conference matchup.

·         For the sixth consecutive match, freshman Eliott Moreno started the Tigers off with another dominating win, today in the #4 spot, 6-0, 6-1.

·         Sophomores Jordan Gobatie and Gustavo Carvalho kept the Tigers rolling, dominating the #1 and #3 spots.

·         For the second consecutive match, sophomore Josh Stevenson sealed the victory for the Tigers, putting the Tigers up 5-0 in singles.

·         RCC now looks to avenge last season's losses to Saddleback College in Orange Empire Conference play when the Gauchos come to Riverside on Thursday, February 28^th (2:00).   

Singles

#1        Jordan Gobatie (RCC)                d.         Matt Mulrooney (FC)                6-0, 6-0

#2        Aliaksandr Pesniak (RCC)         d.         Kyle Bastardi (FC)                     6-2, 7-5

#3        Gustavo Carvalho (RCC)           d.         Tim Laguna (FC)                       6-4, 6-1

#4        Eliott Moreno (RCC)                 d.         Mike Napoli (FC)                      6-0, 6-1

#5        Colten Douglass (RCC)             d.         Jake Altshuler (FC)                   6-1, 7-5

#6        Josh Stevenson (RCC)               d.         Daniel Cha (FC)                        6-1, 6-3           

Doubles

#1        Garcia/Moreno (RCC)               d.         Bastardi/Mulrooney (FC)          8-5

#2        Pesniak/Douglass (RCC)          d.         Napoli/Cha (FC)                       8-2

#3        Carvalho/Stevenson (RCC)       d.         Altshuler/Laguna (FC)              9-8 (5)