FRESNO, CA – Marco Foelz, the lone senior for the No. 2 Sunbirds, went 2-0 on Tuesday afternoon to pace Fresno Pacific’s 9-0 win over No. 21 Westmont at the Haak Tennis Center.
Fresno Pacific concludes the regular season at 21-2 (15-1 GSAC). The Sunbirds hold a half match lead over Cal Baptist for top spot in the GSAC standings. The Lancers close out the regular season at home against No. 5 Concordia.
Foelz is the last remaining member from the Sunbirds’ inaugural 2005 tennis season. He made the most of his last two matches in a Sunbirds uniform, as he dropped just three games for the day.
Foelz began senior day with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Ryley Schultz at No. 3 singles, then teamed with Nicolas Ernst for an 8-2 win over Aaron Cook and Bryan Cox at No. 1 doubles.
Fresno Pacific will next compete at the NAIA National Championships in Mobile, AL from May 11-16th. The draw will be released on Tuesday, May 5th.
The Sunbirds were finalists in last year’s championship.
Box Score:
April 28, 2009
Haak Tennis Center
Fresno, CA
No. 4 Fresno Pacific def. No. 21 Westmont 8-1
Singles:
Fabio Silva (FPU) def. Bryan Cox 6-1, 6-2
Vicente Joli (FPU) def. Aaron Cook 7-6, 6-4
Marco Foelz (FPU) def. Ryley Schultz 6-1, 6-0
Jose Hilla (FPU) def. Kent Stormans 6-0, 6-0
Nicolas Ernst (FPU) def. Hans Mattias Neuman 6-2, 6-2
FPU won by default
Doubles:
Nicolas Ernst/Marco Foelz (FPU) def. Aaron Cook/Bryan Cox 8-2
Ryley Schultz/Kent Stormans (WU) def. Aaron Franz/James Harris 8-1
Records: Fresno Pacific (21-2, 15-1 GSAC)
Westmont (4-17, 3-13 GSAC)