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Men's Tennis Upsets No. 18 Redlands on the Road

Southwestern University
5
Redlands
4

Doubles

Brysl Libao / Brad Cummins (REDLANDS)
def. Hemanshu Rambojun / Hunter Bajoit (SUMT2020)
8-2
Alexander Joseph / Dean Dulthummon (SUMT2020)
def. Thomas Rezuik / Andrew Yip (REDLANDS)
8-4
Donovan Lilov / Michael Cabacungan (REDLANDS)
def. Alexis Dimanche / Carlos Rodero (SUMT2020)
8-5

Singles

Alexis Dimanche (SUMT2020)
def. Andrew Leahy (REDLANDS)
7-5, 4-6, 7-5
Hunter Bajoit (SUMT2020)
def. Donovan Lilov (REDLANDS)
6-3, 6-1
Alexander Joseph (SUMT2020)
def. Thomas Rezuik (REDLANDS)
4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Brysl Libao (REDLANDS)
def. Dean Dulthummon (SUMT2020)
6-1, 4-6, 6-3
Andrew Yip (REDLANDS)
def. Steven Tibbetts (SUMT2020)
6-3, 6-1
Vesko Lekovic (SUMT2020)
def. Brad Cummins (REDLANDS)
3-6, 6-4, 6-1
full stats
Southwestern University Pirates No. 2 doubles tandem Dean Dulthummon and Alexander Joseph shake hands after a match.
Photo by Carlos Barron
Posted: Feb 15, 2020

REDLANDS, Calif. – The No. 30-ranked Southwestern University Pirates men's tennis team picked up a big win on the road against the University of Redlands, upsetting the No. 18-ranked team 5-4 in the first match of the Pirates' first California trip.

Alexander Joseph and Dean Dulthummon picked up a key victory in No. 2 doubles, defeating Thomas Rezuik and Andrew Yip 8-4 to prevent Redlands from sweeping doubles.

"Dean and Alex got us a huge doubles point to put us in position going into singles, which we desperately needed," Head Coach Billy Porter said.

Down 2-1 after doubles, Hunter Bajoit evened the score with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Donovan Lilou. The Redlands took the next two matches with Andrew Yip defeating Steven Tibbetts in straight sets and Basyl Libao defeating Dulthummon in three sets (6-1, 4-6, 6-3).

Trailing 2-4 with the remaining three matches each going into the third and final set, the Pirates rallied, starting with Vesko Lekovic combing back from a 6-3 first-set loss to defeat Bard Cummins 6-4 and 6-1 over the final two sets. Joseph recovered from a close first-set loss to win a pair of 6-2 sets to claim a point over Rezuik.

No. 24-ranked singles player and Pirate All-American Alexis Dimanche proved his value in the clutch, clinching the match in three sets, winning two by a score of 7-5.

"Vesko played a poor first set and then turned it on at 3-4 in the second and never looked back," Porter said. "Alexis went down an early break in the third and continued to fight and battle, finding a way to squeak out the match 7-5 win to take down the No. 18-ranked team in the country."

With the victory, the Pirates improve to 3-0 on the season with all three wins coming on the road. The Pirates will remain in California to face the No. 24-ranked California Institute of Technology, featuring Varun Shanker and James Wei, the No. 8-ranked doubles team in Division III. Wei is also the No. 13-ranked singles player in the West Region.

For more SU Pirate photos, please see Carlos Barron Photography