Holden Owens
Kevin Krows/Millikin University
7
Winner Eastern Illinois EIU-M (4-13)
2
Millikin University MILLIKIN (4-8)
Winner
Eastern Illinois EIU-M
(4-13)
7
Final
2
Millikin University MILLIKIN
(4-8)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Morgan Vogels

Men's Tennis Takes Two Doubles Matches from Eastern in Loss

The Big Blue men's tennis team matched up against Division I program, Eastern Illinois University on Tuesday, April 13. In the match, Millikin took two doubles matches from the Panthers though they suffered a 2-7 loss.

In doubles, the Big Blue only suffered a loss in the first match to finish. Justin Caldwell and Cory Erickson were defeated at #3 by Kyle Burton and Quinn Camfield 3-8. Holden Owens and Clayton Maack secured the first victory of the afternoon at #2 doubles, taking down Daniel Hernandez and Charles Courteau 8-4. Jacob Palley and Nick Laramee picked up the final win of the day for MU at #1 with an 8-4 win over Christos Kyrillou and Thomas Wallace. 

In singles play, Laramee's #4 match finished first, losing to Juan Carlos Garrido 1-6, 0-6. Erickson also fell at #5 with a loss to Burton 0-6, 2-6. Finishing up next was Owens at #3, with Wallace picking up a 3-6, 2-6 win. Caldwell stepped in at #6 but took a loss to Camfield 3-6, 5-7. Palley's match at #1 ended in a Panther victory, as Kyrillou won 3-6, 3-6. To round out singles play, Maack fell to Courteau at #2. Their first set ended in a tiebreaker, with Maack winning 7-6 in a 7-3 breaker. Maack fell in the final two sets 1-6, 5-10. 

Millikin men's tennis is set to have a busy weekend with a road trip to the north. The Big Blue will play at Wheaton College on Friday, April 16 before matching up against the Blue Jays of Elmhurst University on Saturday, April 17. 
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