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Men's Tennis upsets #15 Olivet Nazarene

Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis upsets #15 Olivet Nazarene

Bourbonnais, Ill. – The Golden Eagles faced their second nationally ranked team (#15) Olivet Nazarene in as many days.  Cornerstone started well with a couple wins in doubles and then split in singles to pick up a 5-4 win over the Tigers.

Doubles Highlights: Marc Lerch / Francisco Fernandez won their match 8-6 and Grant Morton / Dan Ribbink pulled out an 8-5 win to give Cornerstone a 2-1 advantage after doubles.

Singles Highlights: The middle of the line-up came up big in singles.  #3 Austin Hedrick picked up his 100th win in a 6-2, 7-6 victory over Grant Esposito.  #4 Grant Morton defeated Juan Lopez-Isasi Morales 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.  #5 Sam Ottosen rallied to defeat Tyler Cannon 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 to give Cornerstone the win.
 
Next Up? The Golden Eagles will move into WHAC play on April 1st when they host Indiana Tech.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Sam Ottosen

Sam Ottosen

Junior
Dan Ribbink

Dan Ribbink

Sophomore
Francisco Fernandez

Francisco Fernandez

Freshman
Grant  Morton

Grant Morton

Freshman
Marc Lerch

Marc Lerch

Junior

Players Mentioned

Sam Ottosen

Sam Ottosen

Junior
Dan Ribbink

Dan Ribbink

Sophomore
Francisco Fernandez

Francisco Fernandez

Freshman
Grant  Morton

Grant Morton

Freshman
Marc Lerch

Marc Lerch

Junior