FREMONT, Neb. – Despite a nice rally in singles, the Concordia University men’s tennis team was unable to dig out of the hole it dug in doubles play as part of action Tuesday night (April 9) in Fremont, Neb. Host Midland held on for the 5-4 win and remained unbeaten inside the conference. The Bulldogs made a push by taking four of the six singles battles.
A squad coached by David DeSimone and Nikita Kostikov has dropped two GPAC matches in a row since an 8-1 home thumping of Morningside. Concordia stands at 7-8 overall (2-3 GPAC).
“We played really well in singles,” DeSimone said. “The thing that let us down was doubles play. We got down 0-3 and you know then it’s tough to come back from that. Our guys competed really well. All of our attention in practice going forward is going to be focused on doubles.”
First, let’s focus on what went right in singles. The Bulldogs nearly came all the way back by grabbing wins from senior Thomas Greeff at No. 1, junior Luke Zoller at No. 2, freshman Isaac Howes at No. 4 and senior Conner Works at No. 5. On the down side, Warriors Salvador Almeida and Dylan Hatanelas clinched the match for the opposition with triumphs at Nos 3 and 6 singles, respectively.
Midland (7-7, 3-0 GPAC) positioned itself for the team victory by sweeping the doubles court. The combos for Concordia were Greeff and sophomore Jeremy Berryman at No. 1, Zoller and freshman Jack Kitson at No. 2 and Howes and freshman Joseph Bindl at No. 3.
The Bulldogs will close out the home and conference portions of their schedule this weekend. It will be senior day on Friday when Mount Marty (1-8, 0-4 GPAC) visits Seward. First serve is slated for 4 p.m. CT when action will get underway on the outdoor courts. Should the weather not cooperate, the match will be moved inside to the Fieldhouse.
FREMONT, Neb. – Despite a nice rally in singles, the Concordia University men’s tennis team was unable to dig out of the hole it dug in doubles play as part of action Tuesday night (April 9) in Fremont, Neb. Host Midland held on for the 5-4 win and remained unbeaten inside the conference. The Bulldogs made a push by taking four of the six singles battles.
A squad coached by David DeSimone and Nikita Kostikov has dropped two GPAC matches in a row since an 8-1 home thumping of Morningside. Concordia stands at 7-8 overall (2-3 GPAC).
“We played really well in singles,” DeSimone said. “The thing that let us down was doubles play. We got down 0-3 and you know then it’s tough to come back from that. Our guys competed really well. All of our attention in practice going forward is going to be focused on doubles.”
First, let’s focus on what went right in singles. The Bulldogs nearly came all the way back by grabbing wins from senior Thomas Greeff at No. 1, junior Luke Zoller at No. 2, freshman Isaac Howes at No. 4 and senior Conner Works at No. 5. On the down side, Warriors Salvador Almeida and Dylan Hatanelas clinched the match for the opposition with triumphs at Nos 3 and 6 singles, respectively.
Midland (7-7, 3-0 GPAC) positioned itself for the team victory by sweeping the doubles court. The combos for Concordia were Greeff and sophomore Jeremy Berryman at No. 1, Zoller and freshman Jack Kitson at No. 2 and Howes and freshman Joseph Bindl at No. 3.
The Bulldogs will close out the home and conference portions of their schedule this weekend. It will be senior day on Friday when Mount Marty (1-8, 0-4 GPAC) visits Seward. First serve is slated for 4 p.m. CT when action will get underway on the outdoor courts. Should the weather not cooperate, the match will be moved inside to the Fieldhouse.