Hasting Bjorkman
Morgan Vogels, Sports Information Director
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Lewis and Clark CC LCCC
9
Winner Millikin MILLIKIN
Lewis and Clark CC LCCC
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Final
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Millikin MILLIKIN
Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Morgan Vogels

Men's Tennis Sweeps Lewis & Clark at Home

The Big Blue men's tennis team took the court at Fairview Park for a match against Lewis & Clark Community College on Wednesday, April 12. Millikin blanked the trailblazers, winning 9-0. 

In doubles play, the team of Clayton Maack and Theodor Wolf down Sibususo Dube and James Makaranga 8-1 at No. 2 to start the match. Hasting Bjorkman and Martin Cardestig followed suit with an 8-1 win at No. 1 over Juan Ignacio Cachaza and Davis Rowton. In the final doubles match, the team of Cole Phillips and James Broach downed Mlungisi Mhlanga and Logan Schultz 8-3. 

On the singles side, Bjorkman started off with a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 1 over Cachaza. Phillips downed Dube at No. 4 to pick up the next win, taking the first set 6-0 then the second set 6-1. Cardestig was victorious at No. 3, winning 6-3, 6-2 over Mhlanga. Maack defeated Rowton 6-2, 6-3 at No. 2. Felix Persson was the victor at No. 5, winning 6-0, 6-1 over Viktor Belic, then Cory Erickson took down Schultz at No. 6. After falling in the first set 4-6, he rallied to take the second set 6-1 then took the final tiebreaking set 10-4.

The Big Blue will jump back into conference play on Friday, April 14 when they match up against Carthage College at 4:00 PM at the Fairview Park Tennis Complex. 
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