Falcons fall in Big 8 opener

The FLC tennis teams had their hands full on Tuesday as they opened their 2020 Big 8 Conference schedule at the Lorimer-Bruns Tennis Complex against arguably the best team in the North Region, American River.  The Beavers performed as expected, defeating the Folsom Lake men and women, 9-0 and 8-1, respectively.  The lone winner for the Falcons was #3 women's singles player Alora Gardiner, who won 6-3, 6-1.  The FLC doubles team of Mallory Snarr & Pipi Gallegos gave the Beavers a tough match at #1 doubles, losing 6-8.   Snarr also was competitive in singles, falling 5-7, 2-6. 

Women's Singles                                                                                 Women's Doubles

1. Mallory Snarr VS Van Orman     5-7, 2-6 (L)                                   Snarr/Gallegos vs van Orman/Naumova         6-8 (L)
2. Pili Gallegos VS Naumova          2-6, 3-6 (L)                                     Gardiner/Vairello vs Rasmussen/Privalov      4-8 (L)
3. Alora Gardiner VS Rasmussen   6-3, 6-1 (W)                                  Forfeit
4. Nicci Vaiarello VS Privalov         3-6, 2-6 (L)
5. Kaitlin Gochnauer VS  Reade    3-6, 1-6 (L)
6. Forfeit