By Tim Heiduk
 
(SAN DIEGO) Freshman Logan Thompson won the consolation bracket singles title on day three of the ITA NAIA West Regional, putting an exclamation point on what was an encouraging tournament for the Warriors.
 
"I was really impressed overall with Logan's strokes and overall demeanor," Westmont head coach Mark Basham said. "Logan strikes his ground strokes really clean, has a big first serve and I strongly believe he is going to reach a very high level in singles and in doubles."
 
Thompson, the fourth seed, defeated second-seeded Alessandro Cadena of Saint Katherine, 8-3, in the consolation championship match.
 
Callen Hein and Ethan Ha, the sixth-seeded doubles pairing in the main draw, fell short in their semifinal matchup with San Diego Christian's Julius Kaufmann and Nick Nienhaus, the second seed, 5-8.
 
"I was very encouraged and impressed with the enthusiasm and overall play from Callen and Ethan in today's doubles semifinal, even though they lost a few key points down the stretch that proved to be the difference," Basham said.
 
Friday's action brought an end to Westmont's involvement in the ITA NAIA West Regional. In the tournament, all four Warrior doubles teams reached the main draw quarterfinals, while Ha advanced to the final eight in the singles main draw.
 
"Benny (Saito) and Logan (Thompson) played very well in their quarterfinal loss yesterday, proving that they can play at a high level in doubles."
 
The Warriors now return to campus to begin their preparations for the spring season.
 
"I am excited about all 10 of our players and I learned a lot about our four new freshmen during this ITA Regional," Basham said. "As a whole our guys have to work a lot on their first and second serves, their footwork, their returns and ground strokes."