Hawks Top Knights to Open Season

SACRAMENTO (1-29) – Cosumnes River started their season at home against Shasta College. The Hawks won every doubles match that was played en route to an 8-1 victory over the Knights.

The Hawks finished 1-5 in the 2018 season while the Knights also finished 1-5.

The Hawks won five singles matches while the Knights won one. Two matches – the #2 singles match between Kyle Lopez of Cosumnes River and Estaban Palacios of Shasta and the #3 singles match between Mac Samson of the Hawks and Talon Overstreet of the Knights – ended with the Hawks' representatives winning 6-0, 6-0. Two matches - the #4 singles match between Steven Vang of UC Santa Cruz and Jimmy Pettyjohn of Shasta and the #5 singles match between Kee Thao of the Hawks and Brad Booth of the Knights – ended with the Hawks' player winning 6-0, 6-1. The #6 singles match was declared a Hawks' victory via forfeit. The tightest singles match of the day was the #1 singles match between Chia Vang of Cosumnes River and Chris Crowe of the Knights. Crowe defeated Vang 3-6, 6-4, Forfeit

The Hawks won all three doubles matches. In the #2 doubles match between Lopez and C. Vang of Cosumnes River and Booth and Overstreet of Shasta, Lopez and C. Vang defeated Booth and Overstreet 8-0. The #3 doubles match was declared a victory for the Hawks via forfeit. The tightest match was the #1 doubles match between Samson and S. Vang of the Hawks and Crowe/Palacios of the Knights, Samson and S. Vang defeated Crowe and Palacios 8-2.

Below are the full results:

#1 Singles        Chris Crowe (SC)                     def.     Chia Vang (CRC)                     6-3, 4-6, For.

#2 Singles        Kyle Lopez (CRC)                     def.     Estaban Palacios (SC)              6-0, 6-0

#3 Singles        Mac Samson (CRC)                  def.     Talon Overstreet (SC)              6-0, 6-0            

#4 Singles        Steven Vang (CRC)                  def.     Jimmy Pettyjohn (SC)              6-0, 6-1

#5 Singles        Kee Thao (CRC)                       def.     Brad Booth (SC)                      6-0, 6-1            

#6 Singles        Hunter Franklin (CRC)              def.     FORFEIT                                 FORFEIT

#1 Doubles       Samson/S. Vang (CRC)            def.     Crowe/Palacios (SC)                8-2      

#2 Doubles       Lopez/C. Vang (CRC)               def.     Booth/Overstreet (SC)             8-0

#3 Doubles       Franklin/Thao (CRC)                def.     FORFEIT                                 FORFEIT        

The next match for the Hawks will be Tuesday as they take on Santa Rosa Junior College in Santa Rosa at 1 pm.