RACINE, Wis. – Having already locked in their spot to the NACC tournament, MSOE men's tennis took on Illinois Tech looking to secure the best seed possible moving into the postseason. The Raiders were only able to take a single point from the Scarlet Hawks though and fell 8-1.
MATCH SCORE
Illinois Tech – 8
MSOE RAIDERS – 1
HOW IT HAPPENED
- MSOE (7-12, 5-2 NACC) knew they had a tough task ahead of them in Illinois Tech (9-8, 7-0 NACC) who came into play without a blemish on their conference record.
- The Raiders were able to snag one point in doubles play when the team of Josh Fay and Benjamin Steves defeated their opponents in a nailbiter 8-7 (9-7).
- Unfortunately, the Raiders didn't have much success on the solo side of things. Daniel Lukasek came the closest to pulling out a win but lost 4-6, 7-5, 0-1 (3-10). Most of the other sets were decided by either 6-0 or 6-1 scores.
WHAT'S NEXT
The now third seeded Raiders will take on sixth seeded Lakeland on Tuesday in the opening round of the NACC men's tennis tournament. Match time and location is still being determined based on the weather forecast.
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