Elsah, IL - The Principia Men's Tennis Team looked to bounce back from their first SLIAC loss last week today against the Greenville Panthers. Fortunately for the Gold and Blue, the top of the lineup was able to play solid tennis, and the men prevailed 5-4.
At 1st doubles,
Jason Wissman and
Joey Sander played solid and aggressive tennis. They were able to outclass their opponents throughout the match. They won 8-0. At 2nd doubles,
Kevin Hagenlocher and
Kenny Sydness used their solid net play to gain an advantage. They took a 7-4 lead, before allowing Greenville to close the gap to 7-6. They were able to close out the match, and win by a score of 8-6. At 3rd doubles,
Andrew Fields and
Andrew Rohrer were able to show flashes of solid and aggressive tennis. However, they were unable to keep it up for the entirity of the match. They fell 8-5.
After going up 2-1 in doubles, the Principia Panthers only needed 3 singles matches to secure the victory. The top of the lineup was able to take care of that, allowing the Gold and Blue to breathe easy. At 1st singles,
Jason Wissman fell behind 0-2, before reeling off 12 of the last 13 games to win the match 6-3, 6-0. At 2nd singles,
Joey Sander struggled to find any rhythm throughout his match. However, Sander kept fighting and in the end was able to find a way to come up with a win. He won by a score of 6-1, 2-6, 6-4. At 3rd singles,
Kevin Hagenlocher was able to frustrate his opponent with steady groundstrokes and solid passing shots. He prevailed 7-5, 6-1.
These three matches proved to be all the Principia needed and all that they would get against a tough Greenville Panther team. This win moves Principia to 7-5 overall on the season and 3-1 in the SLIAC. They next play on Wednesday, April 17th at Principia College against Eureka. This is the last SLIAC Conference match before the tournament. Hope to see you there.
