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Men's Tennis By: @aaronsagraves26

Men's Tennis picks up big 5-4 win over Roosevelt

Men's Tennis By: @aaronsagraves26

Men's Tennis picks up big 5-4 win over Roosevelt

Box Score GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A thrilling comeback at the end of doubles play helped CU grab a 2-1 lead heading into singles and they hung on to beat visiting Roosevelt, 5-4 on Saturday afternoon. The victory finishes off the fall season with a 4-0 record for the Golden Eagles.

Doubles highlights: Cornerstone dropped an 8-3 decision on court 3 but quickly rebounded to even the match with an 8-3 win court 2 behind the duo of Mateo Jimenez/Aliaksei Kanstantsinau. On Court 1, CU found themselves trailing 5-2 but the team of John Cocoma and Tomas Yacuzio rallied to win the last six games to post an 8-5 win to take a 2-1 lead after doubles.

Singles Highlights: The two teams split on the six courts with CU pulling out wins on courts 1-3-4. Cocoma posted a 7-5, 6-4 victory on Court 1 and he was joined by Yacuzio on Court 3 (6-3, 6-2) and Aliaksei Kanstantsinau on Court 4 (6-2, 6-3).

What's Next? Cornerstone finishes off the fall slate with a 4-0 record and will resume play in the spring.

Tennis Contact: Aaron Sagraves
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Players Mentioned

John Cocoma

John Cocoma

5' 6"
Sophomore
Aliaksei  Kanstantsinau

Aliaksei Kanstantsinau

6' 0"
Sophomore
Tomas Yacuzio

Tomas Yacuzio

Freshman
Mateo Jimenez

Mateo Jimenez

Freshman

Players Mentioned

John Cocoma

John Cocoma

5' 6"
Sophomore
Aliaksei  Kanstantsinau

Aliaksei Kanstantsinau

6' 0"
Sophomore
Tomas Yacuzio

Tomas Yacuzio

Freshman
Mateo Jimenez

Mateo Jimenez

Freshman