After being down 5-3 in the third set, sophomore Jarrod Hesler built a dramatic comeback but fell short in a heartbreaking loss for the University of La Verne men's tennis squad.
The rain clouds have cleared, but the winless steak hangs high over the men's tennis team, which dropped consecutive matches 9-0 to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Redlands this past weekend.
The University of La Verne men's tennis team dropped to 1-8 on the season, as it lost back-to-back matches to Occidental College and Caltech last weekend.
The skies last Friday seemed to be as grey as the end results for the University of La Verne men's tennis team. The Leopards played host to the visiting Caltech team and once again found themselves on the short end of the winning stick (5-2).
High hopes and expectations were not met on Friday as the University of La Verne men's tennis team's match was cancelled due to rain. Friday's match in Pasadena against Caltech was to serve as an opener for the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC).