APPLETON, Wis. -- The Lawrence University men's tennis team got the Midwest Conference season off to a winning start Saturday with an 8-1 victory over Illinois College at Fox Cities Racquet Club.
    The Vikings swept the three doubles matches to start the afternoon. Jackson Gross and Dillon Grade coasted to an 8-0 victory at No. 3 for the Vikings.
    Gross also didn't lose a game in singles as he defeated Antonio Loaiza 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6. The Vikings won a pair of tight matches near the top of the lineup as Andrew Larson knocked off Illinois College's Ethan Sabotta 4-6, 6-4, and 14-12 in the super-tiebreaker. Dylan Delgado took on Kyler Kantor at No. 3, and Delgado won a tiebreaker to take the first set 7-6 but dropped the second 3-6. Delgado then took the super-tiebreaker 10-7 to win the match for the Vikings.
    Yuming Zhang and Rahul Sabnis also were winners for the Vikings in singles.

Lawrence 8, Illinois College 1
Singles  
1. Andrew Larson (LU) def. Ethan Sabotta (IC) 4-6, 6-4, 14-12
2. Derek Wilkinson (IC) def. Hikaru Takemura (LU) 3-6, 7-6 (7-1), 11-9
3. Dylan Delgado (LU) def. Kyler Kantor (IC) 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 10-7
4. Yuming Zhang (LU) def. Allen Oakley (IC) 6-1, 6-2
5. Rahul Sabnis (LU) def. Jovan Norris (IC) 6-0, 6-3
6. Jackson Gross (LU) def. Antonio Loaiza (IC) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles 
1. Andrew Larson/Dylan Delgado (LU) def. Derek Wilkinson/Ethan Sabotta (IC) 8-4
2. Hikaru Takemura/Rahul Sabnis (LU) def. Kyler Kantor/Allen Oakley (IC) 8-5
3. Jackson Gross/Dillon Grade (LU) def. Jovan Norris/Antonio Loaiza (IC) 8-0