APPLETON, Wis. — David Jumes picked up a victory at No. 1 singles Saturday, but the Lawrence University men’s tennis team fell 8-1 to Grinnell College in a Midwest Conference match at the Lawrence Courts.
Jumes topped Cole Miller 6-2, 6-7, 1-0 to earn his 15th singles victory of the season for the Vikings (11-9, 5-3 MWC). Miller battled back to win the second set tiebreaker, but Jumes won the final five points of the super-tiebreaker to take the match.
With the victory, Grinnell (25-5, 7-0) edged closer to clinching the MWC regular-season title.
Grinnell College 8, Lawrence University 1
Singles competition
1. David Jumes (LU) def. Cole Miller (GC) 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 1-0 (10-5)
2. CJ Ray (GC) def. Brian DeCorte (LU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Tracy Johnson (GC) def. Bill Schuman-Kline (LU) 6-1, 7-6
4. Sam Stickels (GC) def. Mitch Kasprzyk (LU) 6-1, 6-0
5. Tommy Pitcher (GC) def. Adam Busch (LU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Bryson Cale (GC) def. Ethan Perushek (LU) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Jose Coloma/Tommy Pitcher (GC) def. David Jumes/Brian DeCorte (LU) 8-6
2. CJ Ray/Cole Miller (GC) def. Bill Schuman-Kline/David Brooker (LU) 8-4
3. Tracy Johnson/Sam Stickels (GC) def. Adam Busch/Izaya Turenne (LU) 8-2