MADISON, Wis. –
Rob Grimes (
Jr.-Plymouth, Wis.) and
Andy Garcia Arreguin (
Sr.-Worthington, Minn.) paired up for their first win of the season for the Lakeland University men's tennis team, which fell to Edgewood College 8-1 in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference dual Sunday.
Grimes and Garcia defeated Edgewood's Alton Robinson and William Faley 8-6 at Number 3 doubles, picking up the team's first win in three duals this season. Lakeland dropped to 0-3 overall this season and in NACC play, but played its most competitive dual so far.
Alessandro Bianchi (
Sr.-Venice, Italy) nearly gave the Muskies a second win in his No. 5 singles match. Bianchi and Robinson went to three sets including a third set tiebreaker before Robinson pulled out a 7-5, 3-6, 11-9 victory.
Evan Vorpahl (
Sr.-Sheboygan, Wis.) and
Noriyuki Hatakenaka also played a close match at No. 1 doubles before falling to Edgewood's Andrew Hoffmann and Caden Nelson 8-5. Vorpahl also was defeated by Nelson 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1 singles, while Hatakenaka dropped a 6-1, 6-3 decision to Jon Olafsson at No. 2 singles.
The Muskies are in action next when they face Concordia University Chicago on Saturday in River Forest, Ill., at 2 p.m.
Edgewood College 8, Lakeland University 1
04/07/24 at Madison, Wis. (Powless Tennis Center)
Singles competition |
1. Nelson, Caden (ECMT) def. Vorpahl,Evan (LUMT) 6-2, 6-1 |
2. Olafsson, Jon (ECMT) def. Hatakenaka, Noriyuki (LUMT) 6-1, 6-3 |
3. Hoffmann, Andrew (ECMT) def. Grimes,Robert (LUMT) 6-1, 6-0 |
4. Woytasik, Marek (ECMT) def. Swigert,Jacob (LUMT) 6-1, 6-1 |
5. Robinson, Alton (ECMT) def. Bianchi,Alessandro (LUMT) 7-5, 3-6, 1-0 (11-9) |
6. Towne, Ethan (ECMT) def. Arreguin,Andy Garcia (LUMT) 6-2, 6-1 |
Doubles competition |
1. Nelson, Caden/Hoffmann, Andrew (ECMT) def. Vorpahl,Evan/Hatakenaka, Noriyuki (LUMT) 8-5 |
2. Olafsson, Jon/Woytasik, Marek (ECMT) def. Bianchi,Alessandro/Swigert,Jacob (LUMT) 8-0 |
3. Grimes,Robert/Arreguin,Andy Garcia (LUMT) def. Robinson, Alton/Faley, William (ECMT) 8-6
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Match Notes |
Lakeland University 0-3, 0-3 NACC |
Edgewood College 2-12, 1-3 NACC |
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,4,1,2,6,5) |