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COD Men’s Tennis steals another conference victory, defeating the Knights, 8-1

COD Men’s Tennis steals another conference victory, defeating the Knights, 8-1

COD (11-2; 8-0) continues to nab Conference opponents as the Roadrunners remain undefeated and sweep the season series with the San Diego City Knights (9-5; 4-2), 8-1.

Freshman Kyryll Kryvchun (Vancouver (BC) Learning Network) continued his unbeaten streak in singles play, where he is 13-0, taking the win in straight sets, 6-1 and 6-4.

Sophomore Dimitrije Vukovic (Burnaby (BC) Moscrop Secondary), freshman Brian Johnson (Palm Springs H.S.), sophomore Jakob Dvorken (Ridgewood, NJ), sophomore Joau Luiz Zillo Prado (São Paulo (Brazil) Ateneu) and freshman Joshua Bailin (La Quinta H.S.) also won in straight sets.

In doubles play, the team of Kryvchun and Johnson and the team of Vukovic and Prado won their matches easily. The team of sophomore Marcus Simon (Twentynine Palms) and freshman Elvis Leon-Soriano (Indio Shadow Hills) lost in a tough match, 8-5.

The next match for College of the Desert Men's Tennis will be on March 22nd at 2p, where they will continue Pacific Coast Athletic Conference play by traveling to San Marcos to play the Palomar Comets.

College of the Desert defeated San Diego City, 8-1 in Pacific Coast Athletic Conference at San Diego City College.
Doubles:
#1: Kryvchun / Johnson (COD) def. Cardona / Tan (SDCC) 8-2
#2: Vukovic / Prado (COD) def. Tan / Griffin (SDCC) 8-4
#3: Velasquez / Covington (SDCC) def. Marcus Simon / Elvis Leon (COD) 8-5

Singles:
#1: Dimitrije Vukovic (COD) def. Manuel Cardona (SDCC) 6-1, 6-4
#2: Kyryll Kryvchun (COD) def. Tan Vo (SDCC) 6-0, 6-2
#3: Brian Johnson (COD) def. Shane Griffin (SDCC) 6-0, 6-2
#4: Jakob Dvorken (COD) def. Jose Ruiz, Jr. (SDCC) 6-1, 6-3
#5: Joao Prado (COD) def. Jonathan Velasquez (SDCC) 6-1, 6-1
#6: Josh Bailin (COD) def. Derek Covington (SDCC) 6-1, 6-1

Story by Ashtyn Lyneis (COD Sports Information)
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