The Northwestern College men's tennis team earned a 7-0 win over Mount Marty in a non-conference match played tonight in Yankton, S.D. Northwestern improved its record to 2-3; the Lancers stay winless on the season, 0-3.Â
The Raiders won all six of its singles matches, four in straight sets.
Brian Vanden Berg,
Juan Mackrey, Nick Van Rijs and
Peyton Scott dropped a combined 10 games in their matches at No.1, No.2, No.5 and No.6. Both
Chris Jelken and
Bradley Bourland won third set tie-breaks; Bourland rallied after losing his first game at No.4 singles.
Northwestern dominated all three doubles matches, losing just a combined four games in the three wins.
Jack Roisum and
Noah Roisum earned a 6-0 win in the No.3 slot.
Said Northwestern Head Coach
Monte Tilgner, "It was a good night for the Raiders. All three doubles teams played really good tennis, each winning their matches easily and earning the first team point. Jack and
Noah Roisum played great as a team, not giving up a game in the #3 doubles match. The strong doubles play, gave us good confidence going into the singles matches. In singles, Brian VandenBerg and Juan Mackery played very solid, quickly disposing of the Lancers top two players. Brian played very steady, mixing in serve and volleys with many good groundstroke combinations. Juan coming into the program for the first time in his senior year has given us a very explosive #2 player and putting others in better positions on the team. Seniors
Chris Jelken and
Bradley Bourland showed their experience in battling their way to wins in three sets. Nic VanRijs and
Peyton Scott were in total control of their matches from start to finish.
Singles:Â
No.1 Brian Vanden Berg (2-2) def. Logan Jager, 6-0, 6-2
No.2 Juan Mackrey (2-1) def. Alex Lehner, 6-1, 6-2
No.3 Chris Jelken (1-4) def. Giang Nguyen, 6-1, 6-7 (7-4), 6-0
No.4 Bradley Bourland (1-3) def. Alexander Tennant, 5-7, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
No.5 Nick VanRijs (2-1) def. Trent Jones, 6-0, 6-1
No.6 Peyton Scott (2-2) def. Sam Isaac, 6-1, 6-3
Exhibition:
Jack Roisum won 6-1, 6-1
Noah Roisum won 6-0, 6-0
Doubles:Â
No.1 Vanden Berg / Mackrey (1-2) def. Jager / Lehner, 6-3
No.2 Jelken / Bourland (1-2) def. Nguyen / Jones, 6-1
No.3 Roisum / Roisum (2-0) def. Tennant / Jeremy Philips, 6-0