MADISON, Wis. — Brian DeCorte reached the semifinals at No. 2 Saturday and three Lawrence University men’s tennis players took consolation titles to pace the Vikings during the singles competition at the Midwest Conference Championships at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.
DeCorte fell to Grinnell College’s Cole Miller 6-3, 7-5 in the championship semifinals. DeCorte won a three-set battle with Monmouth College’s Landon Walker, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in the quarterfinals.
Lawrence’s David Jumes lost in the championship quarterfinals at No. 1 but bounced back to win two matches in the consolation flight. He beat Illinois College’s Miguel Vaca 8-3 for the consolation championship.
Bill Schuman-Kline lost in the championship quarterfinals at No. 3 but also won a pair of matches to take the consolation title. He routed St. Norbert College’s Kyle Battle 8-0 in the consolation championship.
At No. 5, Adam Busch lost a tight 6-4, 6-4 decision in the championship quarterfinals but came back to take the consolation title. Busch topped Carroll University’s 8-2 in the consolation final.
At No. 4, Mitch Kasprzyk won his opening round match 6-0, 6-3 over Illinois College’s T.J. Lawal before falling to Lake Forest College’s Dragan Trivanovic 6-0, 6-2 in the quarterfinals.
Ethan Perushek lost a close 7-6, 7-5 battle in the championship quarterfinals and reached the consolation final before falling to Carroll’s Joe Bove 8-2.
The doubles competition is set for Sunday.