Elsah, ILL. -- Men's Tennis hosted Wisconsin Lutheran and Simpson College to Hexberg Center for a full day of competition. Wisconsin arrived early to compete with Simpson in a dual that lasted over 2 hours with Simpson coming out on top 9-0. Principia and Wisconsin Lutheran met in the afternoon to play and got into a good rhythm right from the start also defeating Wisconsin 9-0 in all matches. Simpson College, now waiting in the wings to challenge the Panthers after 2 hours rest, started playing strong. However, Principia also rose to their strengths and bested Simpson 9-0 after some well fought matches. With these two wins today, Principia moves to 5-1 overall (4-1 non-conference since one match was an exhibition.
Inside the Box Scores:
Match 1 vs. Wisconsin Lutheran, Doubles: (Wins are in bold)
1st Team: Wyatt Dale / Greg Sovie vs. Ben Wordell / Jeremy Rhino
8-0
2nd Team: Jules Kitchingman/Nathanael Kenworthy vs. John Wordell/David Ullerich
8-0
3rd Team: Brody Swan/Peter Griswold vs. Matt Plaski / Jake Stellick
8-2
(Singles)
- Wyatt Dale vs. Ben Wordell, 6-0, 6-1
- Jules Kitchingman vs. John Wordell, 6-1, 6-0
- Greg Sovie vs. David Ullerich, 6-0, 6-1
- Nathanael Kenworthy vs. Jeremy Rhino, 6-0, 6-0
- Brody Swan vs. Matt Plaski, 6-0, 6-3
- Dan Wagstaff vs. Jake Stellick, 6-0, 6-0
Inside the Box Scores:
Match 2 vs. Simpson College, Doubles: (Wins are in bold)
1st Team: Wyatt Dale / Greg Sovie vs. Sam Dyskstra/Zack Nelson,
8-4
2nd Team: Jules Kitchingman/Nathanael Kenworthy vs. AJ Jackson/Adam Wieser
8-1
3rd Team: Brody Swan/Peter Griswold vs. Matt Turnley/Brett Dewerff
9-7
4th Team: Elliott Mathiesen/
Cameron Wood vs.
Reaak Ritter/Aaron Smith 8-4 (Exhibition)
(Singles)
- Wyatt Dale vs. Sam Dykstra, 6-2, 6-0
- Jules Kitchingman vs. Zack Nelson, 6-0, 6-1
- Greg Sovie vs. AJ Jackson, 6-1, 6-0
- Nathanael Kenworthy vs. Adam Wieser, 6-0, 6-2
- Brody Swan vs. Matt Turnley, 6-2, 3-6, (10-3)
- Dan Wagstaff vs. Brett Dewerff, 1-6, 6-3, (10-7)
News and Notes:
- Both Brody Swan and Dan Wagstaff had challenging wins after closing out their 3rd set super tie breaks. All of the Panther doubles teams stepped up and improved after a strong week of practice and executing specific tactics. Everyone played with determination, heart and tremendous grit this week to come away with decisive wins after a tough loss last week against the Engineers. Matthiesen and Wood demonstrate improvement every week, and when the chance to play exhibitions surface, these matches provide great growth opportunities.
Up Next:
The Panthers travel next week to Northern Iowa to compete in a 3
rd double dual with Grinnell and Truman State on Saturday March 3
rd.
