De Pere, Wis. – The MSOE Men's Tennis team faced off against the Green Knights of St. Norbert College on Saturday, as the Raiders secured consecutive conference wins in an 8-1 victory.
MATCH SCORE
St. Norbert College – 1
MSOE RAIDERS – 8
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Raiders brought home two of three possible points in doubles, as the pairings of Miguel Lopez/Clark Rue and Alex Nakasato/Yacine Ferjani both won their matches with scores of 8-2.
- MSOE won all six singles matchups, as Andres Saavedra won the #1 singles match in a barn burner of a contest. After winning his first set 6-3, Saavedra would drop the second set 4-6, before winning a thrilling 20-serve tiebreaker set 111 – 09 to secure his victory.
- Jannik Michaelis lost a single game on his way to victory in straight sets (6-1, 6-0), as Rue, Lopez and Ferjani all secured singles and doubles victories as the regular season winds down.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Raiders take on Lakeland University on Sunday, April 14th, at Nicolet High School in Glendale, Wis. The action begins at 9:30AM.
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