NEW ULM, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris men's tennis team feel by a score of 5-4 to Martin Luther College on Tuesday afternoon. The loss drops the Cougars to 2-3 (1-1 UMAC) on the season.
Things started well for UMN Morris. Wins at Nos. 2 and 3 doubles gave the Cougars an early 2-1 lead on the Knights. The first point was registered by
Jack Flicker and
Cole Peters at No. 3 with an 8-6 win. Moments later,
Nick Garmen and
Paul Decker finished off a hard-fought 8-7(5) win in the No. 2 match.
Martin Luther responded well in singles, gaining victories at Nos. 1 and 3 to take a 3-2 lead before Garmen battled back for a 2-6, 6-0, 11-9 win at No. 2 to knot the score at 3-3. Decker soon had Minnesota Morris on top, 4-3, after a 6-0, 6-1 romp in No. 4 singles. Unfortunately, the Knights were able to recover and register wins in both the Nos. 5 and 6 matches to secure the necessary five points.
The non-conference match that Minnesota Morris had scheduled with Martin Luther for next week has been pushed back to April 15. In the meantime, the Cougars will next make their home debut with a match against the University of Wisconsin-Superior on April 9 starting at 1 p.m.
