Jacob Palley
Kevin Krows/Millikin University
7
Winner Millikin University MILLIKIN (5-9/2-4 CCIW)
2
Elmhurst ELMHURST (1-5/1-3 CCIW)
Winner
Millikin University MILLIKIN
(5-9/2-4 CCIW)
7
Final
2
Elmhurst ELMHURST
(1-5/1-3 CCIW)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Morgan Vogels

Men's Tennis Sweeps Doubles in Win over Elmhurst

The Big Blue men's tennis team jumped out to a 3-0 lead in their Saturday, April 17 match against Elmhurst University, sweeping doubles play. Millikin defeated Elmhurst in the road contest by a 7-2 margin.

Picking up the first win for the Big Blue was the team of Holden Owens and Clayton Maack. They defeated Shawn Sabaricos and Florin Stan 8-2 at #2 doubles. Jacob Palley and Nick Laramee earned the next win at #1 with an 8-4 victory over Justin Penados and Ben Cavka. Rounding out the doubles sweep was Cory Erickson and Justin Caldwell at #3, defeating Tavious Imperial and Brandon Fulmer. 

Moving on to singles play, Owens picked up his second win of the day over Stan at #3, 6-3, 6-2. Caldwell's #6 match finished up next, seeing another Millikin win over Imperial 6-1, 6-0. Palley was victorious at #1 against Penados 6-3, 6-3. The final win of the match for the Big Blue was earned by reigning CCIW Men's Tennis Player of the Week, Maack at #2, taking the victory over Sabaricos 6-1, 5-7, 7-2.

Millikin's Erickson was defeated at #4 by Cavka 3-6, 4-6, and Laramee took a loss at #4 to Fulmer 7-6, 4-6, 3-10.

Men's tennis will be back in action on Saturday, April 24 in Bloomington, Ill. against the Titans of Illinois Wesleyan University.
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