SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Hope International men's tennis notched its third straight victory, defeating San Diego City College 6-3 on Friday at the Odus Morgan Tennis Center.

Sebastien Dizon Perez claimed the deciding point – the fifth of the match for the Royals – as he downed Jacques Allende 6-1, 6-1.

The Royals earned three more points in singles, with Karan Srivastava posting an impressive 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 1 over Hunter Lynch.

Kaito Henderson was a 6-1, 7-5 victor against Alan Aragon at the fours, and Kento Henderson blanked Sebastian Pineda 6-0, 6-0 in the sixth spot.

HIU also tallied two points in doubles, with Reid Lizardo and Perez posting an 8-4 triumph against Allende and Jun Dilmaghanian at No. 2. In addition, Dylan Barrett and Kaito Henderson rolled to an 8-2 victory against Aragon and Pineda at No. 3.

The Royals return to GSAC play traveling to OUAZ for a Thursday, March 26 contest at 2:00 p.m.

Doubles
1. Hunter Lynch/Thomas Lynch (SDCC) def. Karan Srivastava/Thomas Folsom (HIU) – 9-8 (5)
2. Reid Lizardo/Sebastien Dizon Perez (HIU) def. Jacques Allende/Jun Dilmaghanian (SDCC) – 8-4
3. Dylan Barrett/Kaito Henderson (HIU) def. Alan Aragon/Sebastian Pineda (SDCC) – 8-2

Singles
1. Karan Srivastava (HIU) def. Hunter Lynch (SDCC) – 6-1, 6-1
2. Jun Dilmaghanian (SDCC) def. Reid Lizardo (HIU) – 6-4, 6-3
3. Thomas Lynch (SDCC) def. Thomas Folsom (HIU) – 6-3, 6-4
4. Kaito Henderson (HIU) def. Alan Aragon (SDCC) – 6-1, 7-5
5. Sebastien Dizon Perez (HIU) def. Jacques Allende (SDCC) – 6-1, 6-1
6. Kento Henderson (HIU) def. Sebastian Pineda (SDCC) – 6-0, 6-0