EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - The MSOE Men's tennis team competed in their final matches before the NACC Tournament on Saturday, as they split their doubleheader, besting the Yellowjackets and falling to the Blugolds.
RESULT
MSOE RAIDERS – 5
UW-Superior – 2
MSOE RAIDERS – 1
UW-Eau Claire - 6
HOW IT HAPPENED
- vs. UW-Superior
- The Raiders took the doubles point from the Yellowjackets, winning from the #1 and #3 Doubles slots. The brothers Miguel Lopez and Carlos Lopez would each match their doubles victories with a singles win.
- Freshmen Pedro Mendes and Augusto Eiji Yamazaki would add the final points to the Red and Whites total, as Yamazaki won in straight sets, while Mendes won a three-set thriller to give MSOE the 5-2 win.
- vs. UW-Eau Claire
- Against the Blugolds, the Raiders fell in all three doubles sets, and the Blugolds would win the first three singles sets to clinch a win for UW-Eau Claire. Losing 6-0 would have no effect on M. Lopez, who went on to win in straight sets from the #2 single spot, 6-3, 7-5.
WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders will await their opponent, as they are set to host their NACC Tournament Semifinal matchup on Thursday, May 1
st, at Elite North Shore in Glendale, Wisconsin. Start time is 11:30 A.M.
For up-to-the-minute MSOE Raiders news, visit us at
MSOERaiders.com. You can also follow the Red & White on Twitter
@MSOE_Raiders and
@msoe_raiders on Instagram.
