No. 23 Indiana Wesleyan downs Men’s Tennis 7-2

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – After picking up a conference-opening win over Lawrence Tech last weekend, the Cornerstone men's tennis team returned to action on Friday against the best from the Crossroads League in Indiana Wesleyan. Unfortunately, the Golden Eagles came out on the losing end of a 7-2 decision to the Wildcats. The loss drops CU to 16-2 as they will return to action on April 8 at Davenport.

Doubles Highlights: The visiting Wildcats took a 2-1 edge after doubles play as they won at No. 1 (8-2) and No. 3 (8-5). The point for Cornerstone came at No. 2 as the duo of Sam Ottosen (FR/Cairns, AUS) and Austin Hendrick (FR/Grand Rapids, Mich.) dominated their opponents by a final of 8-1.

Singles Highlights: Cornerstone then needed to win four of the six singles matches to pull out the victory but the lone point came from Austin Hendrick at No. 5 as his opponent was forced to retire. The closest match came on the third court as Austin Hunt (JR/Odessa, Texas.) battled but ultimately fell 6-4, 7-6 (5) to Leonard Matthews.

What's Next? Cornerstone will have a 10 day break before returning to action on April 8 at Davenport in a WHAC matchup.

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