GLENDALE, Wis. – The MSOE men's tennis team took to the courts for the first time this season as the Raiders faced Lake Forest College, falling in a nail-biting finish.
RESULT
MSOE RAIDERS – 3
Lake Forest - 4
HOW IT HAPPENED
- MSOE (0-1, 0-0 NACC) would grab the doubles point as Randy Funez and Carlos Lopez won at the No. 1 spot 6-4 and Augusto Eiji Yamazaki and Andres Saavedra won at No. 2 6-2. Santiago Angulo and Pedro Rezende Mendes would fall at No. 3 in a close finish 7-6.
- In singles play, Funez and Yamazaki each secured wins at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, as Funez won 6-3 7-5 and Yamazaki 6-4 6-3. Saaverda would nearly fall at the No. 1 spot 5-7 7-6 and then dropping the tie-breaker, as the Raiders would drop the remaining singles matches.
WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders have one more match before heading to ITAs, as they face Millikin University on Sunday, September 27
th at 2:00 p.m.
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