RESULTS

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland State senior Nathan Boniel battled through an illness all the way to the third set of the championship match at the West Hills Racquet & Fitness Club Sunday, but was then forced to retire, ceding the West Hills Open singles title to Andrew Newell of the University of Portland.
 
Boniel and Newell were on serve in the third set when Boniel retired. Boniel leveled the match with a dominant, 6-1 win in the second set, after Newell took the first set, 6-3. Newell broke to open the third set, but Boniel broke right back to get back on serve immediately. Boniel retired a few games later with the match still on serve at 3-3 in the third.
 
It didn't help that Boniel had already played a three-set match earlier in the day, after he beat fifth-seeded Cash Hanzlik 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the semifinals at 9 a.m. Additionally, the championship match got moved up 90 minutes to accommodate Newell, who also qualified for the championship match in doubles, forcing Boniel to play back-to-back matches.
 
Boniel and the rest of the Portland State men's tennis team will be back in action Jan. 12 for their dual-season opener against the University of Oregon. The Vikings and Ducks square off in Eugene, Ore., at 3 p.m. (PT).