LA JOLLA, Calif. -- Despite two wins by Philip Holbrook, the Sonoma State men's tennis team ended up on the wrong end of a 6-3 decision at the hands of Bethany College (KS) on Saturday in La Jolla.  The Swedes, ranked 15th as a team in the NAIA rankings, stay unbeaten on the year at 8-0.  The Seawolves, ranked 48th in NCAA Division II, fall to 2-7 with one more match to go on their Southern California road trip.

The Seawolves picked up one point in doubles action as Holbrook and Matt Roberts earned a hard-fought 8-6 victory at the top spot.  Their win came against the 19th-ranked doubles tandem in the national NAIA rankings.  The Swedes won the other matches by identical 8-3 scores.

Holbrook's win at No. 2 singles came by a 6-1, 6-4 margin over 27th-ranked Laurentsi Arakhamiya. 

Vincent Paganetti also got a win, in marathon fashion, 6-4, 2-6 (12-10), at No. 6.

The Seawolves will take on 12th-ranked UC San Diego on Sunday in La Jolla.

#15 (NAIA) Bethany College 6, #48 (NCAA D2) Sonoma State 3
Mar. 15, 2014 at Rohnert Park, Calif.

DOUBLES
1.  Roberts/Holbrook (SSU) def. Arakhamiya/Van Den Bogaert (BC) 8-6
2.  Tapia/Raga (BC) def. Manning/Hein (SSU) 8-3
3.  Owusa/Moses (BC) def. Liddell/Henry (SSU) 8-3

SINGLES
1.  Raga (BC) def. Matt Roberts (SSU) 7-5, 6-1
2.  Philip Holbrook (SSU) def. Arakhamiya (BC) 6-1, 6-4
3.  Tapia (BC) def. Daniel Holz (SSU) 6-2, 6-2
4.  Owusa (BC) def. Robert Henry (SSU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
5.  Van Den Bogaert (BC) def. Logan Liddell (SSU) 6-2, 6-3
6.  Rahbar (BC) def. Vincent Paganetti (SSU) 6-4, 2-6 (12-10)

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