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Men’s Tennis claims victory over Northwood Friday
MIDLAND, Mich. – The Michigan Tech men's tennis team snapped a 17-match losing streak Friday, defeating Northwood 4-3. The Huskies earned their four points with singles wins in the three, four, five, and six slots. "That was such an awesome win for the men's team," Tech coach Kristin D'Agostini-Yep said. "We came out with big energy but unfortunately went down 1-3 in the score.
Tech Tennis begins season on the road
HOUGHTON, Mich. – The Michigan Tech men's and women's tennis teams began the 2024 portion of their schedule this weekend. Both teams fell 6-1 at Tiffin on Friday. The men's team played at Findlay on Saturday, dropping the match 5-2. The Oilers defeated the women's squad 7-0 on Sunday in Midland. "The first match of the season is always tough with some nerves, but Tiffin is definitely a deeper team this year and came out firing," Tech coach Kristin D'Agostini-Yep said.
Huskies close spring season with loss to #19 Ferris State
HOUGHTON, Mich. – Michigan Tech men's tennis ended their season Saturday with a loss to No. 19 Ferris State at Gates Tennis Center 7-0. The Huskies finished winless in duels this spring, but showed signs of overall improvement from last season with 15 individual victories in singles and 10 in doubles (MTU prevailed in 11 singles and five doubles matches in 2021-22). Vitor Jordao and Jan Koupil went the distance at No. 1 singles Saturday.
Prosjanykov shines but Huskies lose 6-1 to Lakers
HOUGHTON, Mich. – The Huskies showed flashes of brilliance but ultimately succumbed 6-1 to No. 39 ranked Grand Valley State in men's tennis Thursday afternoon at Gates Tennis Center. Michigan Tech (0-13, 0-5) has one more chance to get in the win column this season Saturday when they host No. 19 Ferris State at 2 p.m. The Huskies came within a single point of winning the team doubles point when the final match came down to No. 1.
#14 Warriors handle Huskies 7-0
HOUGHTON, Mich. – Michigan Tech men's tennis fell 7-0 to No. 14 Wayne State Saturday at Gates Tennis Center. Last year's National Division II runner-up Warriors took 23 minutes to seize the team doubles point before handling the short-handed Huskies in singles. Senior Vitor Jordao (Recife, Brazil) played well at No. 1 singles for Tech, but was unable to absorb the big left-handed serve and baseline power of [#24] Cedric Drenth, falling 6-3, 6-0.
Purdue Northwest passes Michigan Tech 5-2
HAMMOND, Ind. - Vitor Jordao came from a set down to win at No. 1 singles, but recent struggles for Michigan Tech men's tennis continued with a 5-2 loss at Purdue Northwest Saturday at Park Forest Tennis Club. The Huskies lost a pair of three-setters in singles and fell to 0-3 in GLIAC play (0-11 overall). Despite the loss, sophomore Adam Fenjiro found success at No. 4 singles with a convincing win over Luis Alvear 7-5, 6-2, his first singles victory of the spring.
Lakers edge Huskies in final set tiebreaker Original
HOUGHTON, Mich. – Michigan Tech fought to the final singles tiebreaker, but fell 4-3 to Lake Superior State Sunday afternoon at Gates Tennis. The match came down to No. 6 singles between Ricardo Nunez and Raul Volasco. Volasco won the final point to secure a 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(5) win for the Lakers. Michigan Tech fell to 0-9 while Lake Superior State improved to 6-3 in the opening match of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play.
Chargers handle Huskies 7-0
HILLSDALE, Mich. - Michigan Tech men's tennis fell 7-0 Sunday afternoon to Hillsdale College at Margot V. Biermann Tennis Center. The Chargers swept doubles and continued with straight set victories in singles to pick up their third straight win. The Huskies fell to 0-4 to begin the spring. MTU continues non-conference play at Maryville on February 24 at 2 p.m. "Hillsdale played better than us mentally today," said head coach Kristin D'Agostini-Yep.
Huskies fall to Findlay 6-1
FINDLAY, Ohio - Michigan Tech fell to University of Findlay 6-1 in men's tennis Saturday afternoon at Findlay YMCA East. The Oilers gained an early lead with the team doubles point but, then took five of six singles matches. Michigan Tech fell to 0-3 while the Oilers improved to 1-4. "We struggled a bit with the slower courts today," said head coach Kristin D'Agostini-Yep.
Flyers pass Huskies 4-2
LOCKPORT, Ill. - The Huskies won a pair of singles matches, but succumbed to Lewis University 4-2 at Challenge Fitness Saturday in non-conference men's tennis. The Flyers took the team doubles point, despite a 7-5 tiebreak win at No. 1 by the duo of Eli Pinnoo and Leon Sell. In singles, Adam Fenjiro prevailed in three sets at No. 3 over Tatenda Mutetwa 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. Pinnoo also defeated Zack Mutuszak 7-5, 6-4.
Dragons shutout Huskies 7-0
HOUGHTON, Mich. – Michigan Tech fell 7-0 against Tiffin University to open the 2023 spring men's tennis season Wednesday afternoon at Gates Tennis Center. Ambarish Rao and Ricardo Nunez took a set at No. 3 doubles for the Huskies but the Dragons won at No. 1 and No. 2 to grab an early match lead. Leon Sell impressed in his Michigan Tech debut at No. 1 singles. Pitted against Tiffin's Ruben Fonga, Sell fought hard in the second set but dropped the tiebreaker 7-5.
PREVIEW: Tech Tennis takes on Tiffin Wednesday
HOUGHTON, Mich. – Both Michigan Tech tennis teams will serve their first ball at the Gates Tennis Center in Houghton on Wednesday. The women receive Tiffin at 10 a.m., followed by the men at 2 p.m. Matches are free to attend. The Huskies played two events in September, including the ITA Midwest Regional Tournament hosted by Grand Valley State and the Ashland University Doubles Invitational. Wednesday represents their season-opening game.
PREVIEW: Tech Tennis Takes on Tiffin Wednesday
(VIDEO) Michigan Tech Tennis Season Preview 2022-23 HOUGHTON, Mich. – Both of Michigan Tech's tennis teams serve up their first ball Wednesday at Gates Tennis Center in Houghton. The women host Tiffin at 10 a.m. followed by the men at 2 p.m. Matches are free to attend. The Huskies played two September events, including the ITA Midwest Regional Tournament, hosted by Grand Valley State, and the Ashland University Doubles Invitational. Wednesday represents their season-opening duel.
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