ORLANDO, FL. – With two wins in two matches already in hand, the Principia Men's Tennis team had a tough two matches today against Earlham College and Iowa Dubuque. Today was a true test of how prepared the Gold and Blue is for the rest of the season.
The first match was against a tough opponent in Earlham College. The Panthers came out sluggish in doubles and were unable to come up with any victories in the doubles matches. Although there were no wins, the first doubles team of
Jason Wissman and
Nate Waters was able to jump out to an early 3-0 lead before falling 8-4. The 3
rd doubles team of
Kevin Hagenlocher and
Andrew Rohrer also played some solid tennis, but fell short by a score of 8-5.
With no victories in doubles, the men lacked their usual fire in the singles matches. The highlights of the singles matches included
Andrew Rohrer at 6
th singles and
Paul Sanderude at 1
st singles. Rohrer was relied on heavily today and he showed everybody just how much he has improved this season. Although he came up short in his match with a 6-1, 6-3 loss, this match was just a glimpse of what was to come later in the day. At first singles,
Paul Sanderude played an unbelievable match. After being down 5-2 in the first set, Sanderude was finally able to gain a comfort level with his opponent's huge serve. He was able to win the first set 7-5. After losing the second set, Sanderude was able to regroup and give Principia their only win of the match. He won 7-5, 3-6, 10-5.
Although the team did not have its full lineup, it still competed hard throughout the match. After the 8-1 loss to Earlham, the guys knew they had to regroup in time to play another tough opponent in Iowa Dubuque just hours later.
With a new doubles lineup, Principia came out ready to prove that the mornings match was only a onetime thing. In previous matches this season, taking at least 2 out of 3 doubles matches usually leads to a victory. The Panthers were again able to take two out of three doubles matches vs. Iowa Dubuque. At 2
nd doubles, the team of
Kevin Hagenlocher and
Brian Wold was able to easily dispatch their opponent. By playing aggressive tennis, they won by a score of 8-1. At 3
rd doubles, the team of
Nate Waters and
Andrew Rohrer fought hard for a well earned victory. They were able to win 8-6.
After taking two of the doubles matches, the Gold and Blue only needed three singles victories to secure an overall match victory. At 3
rd singles,
Nate Waters was able to play some solid aggressive tennis to take control of his match. He was able to win comfortably by a score of 6-1, 6-1. At 4
th singles,
Kevin Hagenlocher came out strong and took the first set 6-0. After stumbling a bit in the second set, he was able to regroup and win his match 6-0, 6-3.
Needing only one more victory in singles for the match, the men looked to 6
th singles
Andrew Rohrer, who was just inserted into the lineup today. Rohrer came through in a big way for the team, as he played tremendous tennis throughout his singles match. His consistency proved to be too much for his opponent to handle, as he came away with the 6-3, 6-0 victory. This match was the decisive win that gave Principia the 5-4 victory.
Principia looks forward to the next two days off before they play regionally ranked Oglethorpe this Saturday in Atlanta, GA.
Principia College Earlham College Score
1
st Doubles:
Nate Waters vs. Hank Levin EC: 8-4
Jason Wissman Anton Bartashevich
2
nd Doubles:
Paul Sanderude vs. Brad Maisey EC: 8-1
Brian Wold Andrey Gavrilov
3
rd Doubles:
Kevin Hagenlocher vs. Scott Lawrence EC: 8-5
Andrew Rohrer Shin Torizuka
1
st Singles:
Paul Sanderude vs. Anton Bartashevich Prin: 7-5, 3-6, 10-5
2
nd Singles:
Jason Wissman vs. Hank Levin EC: 6-2, 6-1
3
rd Singles:
Nate Waters vs. Andrey Gavrilov EC: 6-3, 6-1
4
th Singles:
Kevin Hagenlocher vs. Brad Maisey EC: 6-1, 6-1
5
th Singles:
Brian Wold vs. Scott Lawrence EC: 6-1, 6-1
6
th Singles:
Andrew Rohrer vs. David Bluestein EC: 6-1, 6-3
Principia College Iowa Dubuque Score
1
st Doubles:
Paul Sanderude vs. Nick Garcia UD: 8-3
Jason Wissman Paul Roberts
2
nd Doubles:
Kevin Hagenlocher vs. Shawn Iben Prin: 8-1
Brian Wold Dishon Deering
3
rd Doubles:
Nate Waters vs. Demetrius Johnson Prin: 8-6
Andrew Rohrer Nikolay Gospodinov
1
st Singles:
Paul Sanderude vs. Nick Garcia UD: 6-1, 6-4
2
nd Singles:
Jason Wissman vs. Paul Roberts UD: 6-4, 6-2
3
rd Singles:
Nate Waters vs. Demetrius Johnson Prin: 6-1, 6-1
4
th Singles:
Kevin Hagenlocher vs. Michael Braden Prin: 6-0, 6-3
5
th Singles:
Brian Wold vs. Nikolay Gospodinov UD: 0-6, 6-3, 10-5
6
th Singles:
Andrew Rohrer vs. Chris Matteson Prin: 6-3, 6-0
