Ā Ā MOUNT VERNON, Iowa -- The Lawrence University men's tennis team closed out the regular season with a 5-2 Midwest Conference loss at Cornell College on Saturday.
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Andrew Larson and
Xander Priest both picked up singles wins for the Vikings.Ā
Ā Ā Larson was a tight match at No. 1 against Trent Devore. Larson won 7-6, 7-6, taking a 7-4 victory in the first-set tiebreaker and a 7-3 win the second-set tiebreaker. Priest won the opening set 6-3 against Edwin Holyoake at No. 5, but Holyoake took the second set 6-2. Priest won the super-tiebreaker 10-6 to claim the match.
Ā Ā Lawrence returns to action next weekend as it finishes the season at the Midwest Conference Championships.
Cornell 5, Lawrence 2
SinglesĀ
1.
Andrew Larson (LU) def. Trent Devore (CC) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3)
2. Zachary Ong (CC) def.
Benjamin Hoppe (LU) 6-1, 6-0
3. Drew Campbell (CC) def.
Gabriel Garcia (LU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Mills Arnold (CC) def.
Owen Horton (LU) 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 10-5
5.
Xander Priest (LU) def. Edwin Holyoake (CC) 6-3, 2-6, 10-6
6. Sam Cumicek (CC) def.
Will Phillips (LU) 6-1, 6-1
DoublesĀ
1. Trent Devore/Mills Arnold (CC) def.
Andrew Larson/
Benjamin Hoppe (LU) 6-3
2. Zachary Ong/Sam Cumicek (CC) def.
Xander Priest/
Owen Horton (LU) 6-0
3. August Krahn/Drew Campbell (CC) def.
Gabriel Garcia/
Will Phillips (LU) 6-2