MADISON, Wis. — Lawrence University’s No. 1 doubles team lost a tough battle in the title match on Sunday at the Midwest Conference Championships at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.
Grinnell College’s Tommy Pitcher and Jose Coloma downed David Jumes and Brian DeCorte 8-6, which was the same score when the teams met a week ago.
Jumes and DeCorte reached the title match with an 8-4 win over St. Norbert College in the quarterfinals and a 9-7 win over Lake Forest College in the semifinals.
Lawrence’s No. 3 doubles team of Adam Busch and Izaya Turenne posted an 8-3 win over Carroll University in the quarterfinals before falling 8-1 to the eventual champions from Grinnell in the semifinals.
At No. 2 doubles, the team of David Brooker and Bill Schuman-Kline lost 8-4 in the championship quarterfinals but came back to post an 8-4 win over Monmouth College’s Landon Walker and Saxon Day to take the consolation title.