MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s tennis team rallied but fell short in a 5-4 nonconference loss at MSOE on Sunday.
Lawrence (3-2) dropped all three doubles matches to start the day, but the Vikings rallied during singles play.
David Jumes started singles with a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 1 for Lawrence’s first point. The Vikings followed with wins by Adam Busch at No. 5, Brian DeCorte at No. 3 and Mitch Kasprzyk at No. 4 to grab a 4-3 advantage over the Raiders (4-6).
MSOE came back to win the day’s final two matches, at No. 2 and No. 6 singles, to pull out the 5-4 victory.
MSOE 5, Lawrence University 4
Singles competition
1. David Jumes (LU) def. Dam, Zachary (MSOE) 6-1, 6-2
2. Price, John (MSOE) def. Sotaro Kurahashi (LU) 7-5, 6-1
3. Brian DeCorte (LU) def. Slaughter, Matthew (MSOE) 6-2, 6-2
4. Mitch Kasprzyk (LU) def. Smith, Tom (MSOE) 0-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-3)
5. Adam Busch (LU) def. Sauder, Mason (MSOE) 6-2, 6-1
6. Kosasih, Andrew (MSOE) def. Izaya Turenne (LU) 7-6, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Dam, Zachary/Slaughter, Matthew (MSOE) def. David Jumes/Sotaro Kurahashi (LU) 8-5
2. Smith, Tom/Price, John (MSOE) def. Brian DeCorte/Adam Busch (LU) 8-4
3. Sauder, Mason/Gorodetsky, David (MSOE) def. Mitch Kasprzyk/Ethan Perushek (LU) 8-3
Match Notes: Order of finish, doubles 3, 1, 2; singles 1, 3, 5, 4, 2, 6
Lawrence University 3-2
MSOE 4-6
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