Cory Erickson
Kevin Krows/Millikin University
8
Winner Rose-Hulman RHIT-M (2-0)
1
Millikin University MILLIKIN (1-4)
Winner
Rose-Hulman RHIT-M
(2-0)
8
Final
1
Millikin University MILLIKIN
(1-4)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Morgan Vogels

Men's Tennis Loses to Rose-Hulman

The Millikin men's tennis team hosted the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology on Saturday, March 13 at the Fairview Park Tennis Complex. The Big Blue were defeated 1-8 by the Engineers. 

In doubles play, the first match to finish up was Cory Erickson and James Broach against Grant Stamper and Mark Slaninka of Rose-Hulman at #3. Erickson and Broach were defeated 1-8. Josh Giambattista and Rhian Seneviratne of Rose-Hulman took on Clayton Maack and Holden Owens and picked up another win for the Engineers at #2, defeating Maack and Owens 6-8. In the final doubles set, Jacob Palley and Nick Laramee were defeated 6-8 at #1 by Hart Howard and Joseph Conrad. 

In singles, the first match to finish was Laramee at #4 with a loss to Rose-Hulman's Howard (1-6, 1-6). At #3, Owens was defeated by Conrad (2-6, 2-6). Picking up the lone win for the Big Blue was reigning CCIW Men's Tennis Player of the Week, Cory Erickson. He defeated Seneviratne at #5 (3-6, 6-3, 6-3). 

Broach was taken down at #6 by Arudrra Krishnan (5-7, 2-6). Maack also took a loss at #2, defeated by Stamper ((2-6, 6-2, 4-10). In the final singles match to finish, Palley took the loss at #1 to Giambattista (6-4, 3-6, 9-11). 

The Big Blue will look to bounce back in their second match of the weekend at the Fairview Park Tennis Complex against Transylvania University. The match is scheduled to begin on Sunday, March 14 at 12:00 PM. 
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