Newberg, Ore. — The Bruins men's tennis team began their weekend with a 5-2 win against Willamette.

How It Happened

A hot streak is sure to follow the Bruins after taking down back-to-back conference opponents. Fox has continued on an upward trajectory following their loss to Portland State and demonstrated strong wins in their games against the Bearcats.

Doubles action included a 6-0 sweep from Ikuho Ebisu and Zach Moore on Court 1 and Bernardo Martinez and Keita Shoji losing by the same score, 6-0, on Court 2. On Court 3, Luis Hernandez and Aiden Cruz were pushed to their limits and took home the Bruins' second doubles victory, 7-5, giving the Bruins the doubles point for the day.

Singles saw Moore hold down Court 1 for the Bruins, winning both his sets, 6-2, 6-3. On Court 2, Shoji tried to bounce back from his doubles loss by taking his singles opponent to three sets. The Tokyo native won the first set, 6-3, before dropping the next two, 6-1, 6-3. Ebisu then took home a closely contested two-set matchup versus Sohnosuke Sakaguchi, 6-3, 7-5. Cruz won his competition on Court 4, 6-3, 6-3, giving the freshman his second singles win of his career.

Joseph Vece captured his first singles win of the season, going 6-3 in set one and an identical 6-3 in set two on Court 5. Jayden Lovingfoss closed out Court 6 with a formidable two-set effort but fell short in both, 6-3, 6-4.

The Bruins are now 2-1 overall and 2-0 in the Northwest Conference and will look to surpass expectations after being tied for fifth in the conference in preseason coaches' polls.

What's Next
The Bruins will continue their weekend competition at home against Puget Sound tomorrow, February 22, at 11:00 a.m.