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Men's Tennis News
Men pick up win in Hilton Head tournament
The men's tennis team started their spring trip with an exciting 5-4 win over Elmhurst College played in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Ben Newstadt and Bareett Freeman squezzed out a victory at #1 doubles 9-7, but still the Colonels fell behind Elmhurst 2-1 after the doubles play. Newstadt and Brenton Deal quickly pulled out singles wins at #1 and #3 to put the Colonels on top 3-2. Tie breaker losses at #'s 4 and 5 put Centre behind again 4-3. Senior Barrett Freeman cruised at #2 singles 6-0, 6-0 to tie the score at 4 apiece. Freshman Micah Roberts sealed the win for Centre with a third set tie-breaker victory at #6 singles.
Doubles
| Centre |
Elmhurst |
Winner |
Score |
| Newstadt/Freeman |
Douglass/Kec |
Centre |
9-7 |
| Deal/Brunner |
Devaney/Korsch |
Elmhurst |
8-6 |
| Roberts/Fitch |
White/Guenther |
Elmhurst |
8-2 |
Singles
| Centre |
Elmhurst |
Winner |
Score |
| Ben Newstadt |
David Douglass |
Centre |
6-3, 6-2 |
| Barrett Freeman |
David Devaney |
Centre |
6-0, 6-0 |
| Brenton Deal |
Robert Korsch |
Centre |
6-2, 6-2 |
| Bryce Meredith |
Jim White |
Elmhurst |
6-2, 1-6, 11-9 |
| Kit Brunner |
Justin Guenther |
Elmhurst |
6-1, 7-6 |
| Micah Roberts |
Dean Leventis |
Centre |
2-6, 6-2, 10-8 |
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