Cole Phillips
Morgan Vogels, Sports Information Director
0
Webster University WUMTEN (8-10)
9
Winner Millikin MILLIKIN (8-3)
Webster University WUMTEN
(8-10)
0
Final
9
Millikin MILLIKIN
(8-3)
Winner
0
Roosevelt University ROOSU (0-3)
8
Winner Millikin MILLIKIN (9-3)
Roosevelt University ROOSU
(0-3)
0
Final
8
Millikin MILLIKIN
(9-3)
Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Morgan Vogels

Men's Tennis Victorious Twice Sunday at Home

The Big Blue men's tennis team returned to the courts at Fairview Park in Decatur, Ill. for matchups against Webster and Roosevelt on Sunday, April 2. Millikin tallied two 9-0 victories to move to 9-3 on the season.

Against Webster, Clayton Maack and Theodor Wolf were responsible for the first win of the day, defeating Carson Fisher and Britton Struewing at No. 2 by an 8-2 margin. Cole Phillips and Rodrigo Laux teamed up for the next victory, winning 8-5 over Nicholas Granada and Alex Magrath at No. 3. Rounding out the doubles sweep was the team of Hasting Bjorkman and Martin Cardestig, winning 8-7 in a 7-2 tiebreaker over Alex Pinkston and Matthew Birchmeier at No. 1.

In singles play, Maack won 7-5, 6-2 at No. 1 over Pinkston. Bjorkman was victorious at No. 2, defeating Fisher 6-1, 6-0. Cardestig recorded an individual victory at No. 3, beating Granada 6-0, 6-2. Wolf defeated Birchmeier at No. 4, winning 6-3, 6-1. Phillips tallied an individual win at No. 5, winning 6-1, 6-0 over Struewing. Laux completed the 9-0 sweep with 6-4, 6-1 set wins over McDaniel at No. 6. 

Against the Lakers of Roosevelt, Maack and Wolf moved up to No. 1 to defeat Juan Pablo Espinosa and Justin Magale 8-5. Phillips and Laux earned the win at No. 2 over Jorge Gutierrez and Conor Pacelli, 8-4. 

In singles play, Maack, Bjorkman, Cardestig, Wolf, Phillips, and Laux all picked up their second individual victories of the day. 

Millikin will meet their first conference opponent of the season on Thursday, April 6 when they head to Wheaton, Ill. for a matchup with the Thunder of Wheaton College. 
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