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Tennis defeats Poets
The University of La Verne men’s tennis season came to an end this weekend after it lost two out of three matches in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship Tournament last weekend in Whittier.
Leopards shut out by Kingsmen
The University of La Verne men’s tennis team continued competition this week as highly talented Chapman and Cal Lutheran teams both shut out the Leopards, 7-0. La Verne, however, was able to dominate Whittier, defeating the Poets, 6-1.
Tennis duo builds tradition at LV
A tradition being built with the University of La Verne tennis team. Junior Mike Longanecker and sophomore Mario Backes are building this tradition, bringing their international and competitive experience to the team.
ULV falls to South
The University of La Verne men’s tennis team split two matches this weekend, defeating the University of Puget Sound on Friday, 5-2 and losing to the University of the South on Saturday, 7-0.
La Verne swings, misses at victory
The University of La Verne men’s tennis team came up short on Mar. 2 losing 6-1 to Chapman University at the Nancy Blikenstaff Tennis Pavilion.
Men’s tennis reschedules rained out match
Lunging with a backhand volley, Mario Backes of the University of La Verne men’s tennis team approaches the net for a short shot from his opponent, William Ellison, of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in a rescheduled match Sunday.