The Northwestern College men's tennis team earned their first conference win of the season, defeating Mount Marty 5-2. The Raiders move to 1-4 in the GPAC, 5-8 overall.
Head Coach
Monte Tilgner's squad earned wins in all three doubles matches, going a combined 18-5 in games.Â
Brian Vanden Berg dominated his No.1 singles match against Logan Jager (6-1, 6-0) and improve to 5-7 this season.
Bradley Bourland also earned his fifth win of the season with an impressive showing at No.3 singles against Giang Nguyen.
Peyton Scott and
Noah Roisum also won their respective singles matches.
  Said Coach Tilgner, "Overall it was a pretty good match. The weather started out not too bad, but the last 45 minutes or so got windy and actually started to snow. We came out strong in doubles, winning all three matches to earn the 1st team point. In singles, Brian played well in his number one singles match.  Seniors Bradley and Peyton also played well dominating their singles matches. Freshman
Noah Roisum did a nice job against a tricky opponent at #6 singles."
Results:
 Singles:
  No.1 Brian Vanden Berg (2-3, 5-7) def. Logan Jager; 6-1, 6-0
  No.2
Chris Jelken (0-5, 2-11) lost to Alex Lehner; 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
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No.3 Bradley Bourland (2-3, 5-7) def. Giang Nguyen; 6-1, 6-1
  No.4
Nick VanRijs (0-5, 3-8) lost to Alex Tennant; 7-6 (7-2), 6-0
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No.5 Peyton Scott (1-2, 4-6) def. Trent Jones; 6-1, 6-1
  No.6 Noah Roisum (2-0, 2-2) def. Sam Isaac; 6-3, 6-4
 Doubles:
  No.1 Vanden Berg / Jelken (1-3, 3-3) def. Lehner / Nguyen; 6-1
  No.2 Bourland / VanRijs (1-1, 1-2) def. Jones / Jager; 6-4
  No.3 Roisum / Roisum (2-3, 6-4) def. Isaac / Tennant; 6-0