APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s tennis team swept the doubles matches Saturday, and senior Adam Busch picked up the clinching win in a 5-4 victory over Cornell College at the Lawrence Courts.
The victory clinched a berth in the four-team Midwest Conference Tournament for the Vikings.
With the match tied at 4-4, Busch rallied against Cornell’s Tom Greene. After dropping the first set 6-3, Busch picked up a 7-5 victory in the second set and rolled past Greene 6-1 in the third.
Fellow senior Ethan Perushek gave Lawrence (12-9, 6-3 MWC) its other point in singles with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Alex Rand at No. 6.
Lawrence dominated the three doubles matches as the No. 1 team of David Jumes and Brian DeCorte, the No. 2 duo of David Brooker and Bill Schuman-Kline and the No. 3 team of Busch and Izaya Turenne all posted convincing wins.
Lawrence University 5, Cornell College 4
Singles competition
1. Gabriel Souza (CC) def. David Jumes (LU) 7-6, 6-4
2. Thomas Weiss (CC) def. Brian DeCorte (LU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
3. Tucker Barnes (CC) def. Bill Schuman-Kline (LU) 6-2, 7-5
4. Corey Duncan (CC) def. Mitch Kasprzyk (LU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Adam Busch (LU) def. Tom Greene (CC) 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
6. Ethan Perushek (LU) def. Alex Rand (CC) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. David Jumes/Brian DeCorte (LU) def. Gabriel Souza/Tucker Barnes (CC) 8-5
2. Bill Schuman-Kline/David Brooker (LU) def. Thomas Weiss/Corey Duncan (CC) 8-4
3. Adam Busch/Izaya Turenne (LU) def. Alex Rand/Tom Greene (CC) 8-1