The Lakeland College men's tennis team started off its season with a tough opponent and fell to Lawrence University 9-0 in its season opener Friday night.

The Muskies' most competitive match came at No. 2 singles, where Greg Boknevitz (Jr.-St. Francis, Ill.) was defeated 6-2, 6-4 by Lawrence's Sotaro Kurahashi. Lakeland's ShoSean Fujino also won a pair of games at No. 4 singles but fell to Mitch Kasprzyk 6-1, 6-1.

The Muskies' top performance at doubles came from Quentin Barthe (Fr.-Tabanac, France) and Paul Elzinga (Sr.-Howards Grove, Wis.). The duo was defeated by Brian DeCorte and Adam Busch 8-2 at No. 2 doubles.

Lakeland will next be in action on Feb. 28 when it travels to Clinton, Iowa to face Ashford (Iowa) University and the University of Dubuque.
 

Singles competition

1. David Jumes (LU) def. Paul Elzinga (LC) 6-1, 6-0

2. Sotaro Kurahashi (LU) def. Greg Boknevitz (LC) 6-2, 6-4

3. Brian DeCorte (LU) def. Quentin Barthe (LC) 6-1, 6-0

4. Mitch Kasprzyk (LU) def. ShoSean Fujino (LC) 6-1, 6-1

5. Adam Busch (LU) def. Koki Saito (LC) 6-0, 6-0

6. Ethan Perushek (LU) def. Carlos Rodriguez (LC) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. David Jumes/Sotaro Kurahashi (LU) def. Greg Boknevitz/ShoSean Fujino (LC) 8-0

2. Brian DeCorte/Adam Busch (LU) def. Quentin Barthe/Paul Elzinga (LC) 8-2

3. Mitch Kasprzyk/Ethan Perushek (LU) def. Koki Saito/Carlos Rodriguez (LC) 8-0