Newberg, OR - The Men's Tennis team competed on the first day of the ITA Regional Tournament and played some solid matches, including wins by Luca Casano in both singles and doubles (partnered with Baily Livengood).  The other win on the day came from the doubles team of AJ Avansino and Zack Olander.

Match results for Willamette

Singles

Braeden Thomas (Whitman) def Zack Olander  6-2,6-1

Luca Casano def Brendan Pham (Pacific)  6-1,1-6,10-7

Charles Rush (Whitman) def Adam Son  6-0,6-1

Jonathan Strumpf (Puget Sound) def Andre Lief  6-0,6-1

Matous Young (Linfield) def Jake Freeland  2-6,6-2,11-9

Matt Chio (Lewis & Clark) def AJ Avansino  6-7(4),6-1,10-4

Landon LaBrie (Whitworth) def Baily Livengood  6-0,6-3

Matt Froslan (Whitworth) def Luca Casano  6-0,6-2

Doubles 

Avansino/Olander def Unpingco/Merzbach (Puget Sound)  8-1

McDermott/Willias (Lewis & Clark) def Avansino/Olander  8-2

Ebisu/Schmassmann (George Fox) def Lief/Son  8-1

Livengood/Casano def Pham/Furhmann (Pacific)  8-3

Stage/Baker (Whitman) def Livengood/Casano  8-1

Play will continue on Saturday with the main and consolation draws in both singles and doubles.