MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The MSOE Men's Tennis team hosted their NACC Tournament semi-final matchup against the Falcons of Concordia University Wisconsin on Friday afternoon, as the Raiders advanced to the finals on a 5-2 victory
MATCH SCORE
Concordia University Wisconsin – 2
MSOE RAIDERS – 5
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Raiders took two-of-three doubles sets against the Falcons, after dropping the first matchup, MSOE's combination of Miguel Lopez and Clark Rue combined for an 8-3 win over CUW. The Raiders' pairing of Yacine Ferjani and Alex Nakasato continued to be a well-oiled machine, as they brought home an 8-2 win to give the Raiders the 2-1 advantage.
- Lopez and Rue would also deliver singles victories to put the Raiders in striking distance of advancing to the finals. Lopez would be perfect in his 6-0 first set, before fighting back-and-forth win in his second set 6-3. Rue won both his sets 6-1, 6-1, as the Raiders led 4-2 after six matches.
- Jannik Michaelis was the hero of the night for MSOE, as he stepped on the court with a chance to clinch for the Raiders and proceeded to blank his opponent in straight sets 6-0, 6-0. Five team points would be enough to punch the Raiders' tickets to the NACC Championship match, as the Raiders look to repeat on top.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Raiders await the final seeding for the championship match and will play the winner of St. Norbert College vs Illinois Tech on Sunday.
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