BC MEN BATTLE, BUT FALL SHORT AGAINST LA PIERCE COLLEGE

BC Men's Tennis had a tough draw on the road Thursday.
BC Men's Tennis had a tough draw on the road Thursday.

The Bakersfield College Men's Tennis Team (4-9, 4-4) overcame injuries and illness and other obstaclesjust to take the court, but they couldn't overcome LA Pierce Thursday in a 6-3 road loss. 

"Our #4 Mario Cabaloza had compulsory military training, so he wasn't able to be here," Coach Nick Jacobs said, "and then we had a couple of guys dealing with physical stuff, so I'm proud that we had enough guys to even compete." 

BC beat Pierce 7-2 less than two weeks ago on March 4th, but it's been a long Spring already for Renegade Tennis.

"We've played seven or eight matches in ten days, and everyone is feeling the effects of it," Coach Jacobs said.

Singles
#1: Chan UL lost to Johnny Barchona 6-1, 6-1 
#2: Alec Slykerman lost to Michael Chantos 6-1, 6-1 
#3: Zach Gomez lost to Giovanne Octivano 6-4, 6-2 
#4: Fabian Cardenas defeated Oscar Olguin 7-5, 6-4 
#5: Ivan Rivera lost to Sean Reid 6-1, 6-1 
#6: Nick Hunter lost to Rafael Abdullah 7-6, 6-2 
Doubles
#1: UL/Cardenas lost to Barchona/Chantos 8-4 
#2: Gomez/Austin Lux defeated Reid/Octivano 8-3 
#3: Evan Stevenson/Nick Hunter defeated Olguin/Abdullah 9-7