Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – The MSOE Men's tennis team clashed with the Vikings and Norse on Saturday, first taking on Augustana College before clashing with Luther College, as the Red and White fell in both their early-season outings.

RESULT
MSOE RAIDERS – 2
Augustana – 5
 
MSOE RAIDERS – 1
Luther - 6

HOW IT HAPPENED

• vs. Augustana College
  • The Raiders took the doubles point from the Vikings with wins from the #2 and #3 teams.  Carlos Lopez and Augusto Eiji Yamazaki would secure a 6-4 win at #3, with the team of Clark Rue and Miguel Lopez going to the absolute limit against their opponents to lock up the doubles point. 
  • Miguel Lopez would deliver the lone singles win for MSOE against Augustana, winning in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 as the Red and White would fall the rest of the way against the Vikings.
• vs. Luther College
  • The Raiders would drop all three doubles matches, with Miguel Lopez and Juan Luis Ruiz Bermudez forcing an extra game but ultimately falling to the Norse by a score of 7-5.  From there, the Norse would take five of the six singles matches, with Carlos Lopez delivering the lone MSOE win from the #5 spot by a score of 7-5, 6-4.

WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders will take on Grand View University and Central College on Saturday, February 7^th in Pella, Iowa.  The matches will begin at 10:00 A.M. and 1:00 P.M., respectively.

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