GLENDALE, Wis. - The MSOE men's tennis team began to wind down the fall portion of their schedule on Sunday afternoon, as they draw nearer and nearer to the Regional ITA. The Raiders would square off against the Eagles of Judson University, dropping to 0-3 in the fall with the loss.
RESULT
Judson University Eagles – 5
MSOE RAIDERS – 2
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Raiders would take the #1 doubles match to kick off the afternoon, as Randy Funez and Carlos Patino teamed up for a 7-5 win, but the Eagles would go on to take the #2 and #3 matches as Judson started off leading 1-0.
- In singles play, both Funez and Miguel Lopez would force their matches to go to a super tiebreaker, but both Raiders would come up just short as Judson took down the Raiders #1 and #3 players. Augusto Eiji Yamazaki and Pranav Kannan would deliver wins from the #4 and #6 slots respectively, but Judson would take #2 and #5 on they way to a 5-2 win. The Raiders will look for their first win of the season in their final chance against Roosevelt this week.
WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders will play one more head-to-head before the ITAs, when they clash with Roosevelt University on Sunday, September 21
st. The action is set for a 10:00 A.M. start.
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