Friends University men’s tennis team took a huge step towards the KCAC championship Saturday as they defeated both Bethel College and Tabor Universsity to remain undefeated in conference play.
The 8-1, 8-1 wins for the Falcons was huge as Bethel placed second in the conference last year and Tabor finished third.
The women, unfortunately, did not fair quite so well as they were again short-handed with only three players. The Lady Falcons lost to Tabor 3-6 and 0-9 to Bethel.
The scores were:
Men’s Singles vs. Tabor
Darrin Rasmussen defeated Emerson Kochem 6-0, 6-1
Erik Rasmussen defeated Aaron Friesen 6-4, 6-2
Colton Heinrich defeated Chad Gayer 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
Scott Matzen defeated Jason Reiswig 6-4, 6-0
Ryan Reed defeated Shane Miller 6-0, 6-4
Logan Comstock defeated Chris Adrian 7-5, 6-4
Men’s Doubles vs. Tabor
Rasmussen/Matzen defeated Adrian/Reiswig 8-3
Reed/Heinrich lost to Gayer/Miller 8-1
Rasmussen/Lepping defeated Adrian/Friesen 9-8(7-3)
Women’s Singles vs. Tabor
Kelly Wilkerson lost to Laurel Delamater 6-0, 7-5
Sara Pugh defeated Amanda Wann 6-2, 6-2
Caroline Reusser lost to Stacie Herman 6-4, 6-4
Women’s Doubles vs. Tabor
Wilkerson/Pugh defeated Delamater/Wann 8-3
Lepping/Reusser defeated Chlumsky/Jones 8-3
Men’s Singles vs. Bethel
Darrin Rasmussen defeated Drew Pippin 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Erik Rasmussen defeated Sam Gaeddert 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Colton Heinrich lost to Dusty Gudde 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Scott Matzen defeated Ben Moore 6-1, 6-1
Ryan Reed defeated Tyler Doerksen 6-3, 6-0
Logan Comstock defeated Matt Hershberger 6-3, 6-3
Men’s Doubles vs. Bethel
Rasmussen/Matzen defeated Pippin/Gudde 8-4
Reed/Heinrich defeated Gaeddert/Dick 8-1
Lepping/Rasmussen defeated Badawieh/Doerksen 9-8(7-4)
Women’s Singles vs. Bethel
Kelly Wilkerson lost to Paige Mckinney 6-1, 6-1
Sara Pugh lost to Maya Kehr 6-2, 6-0
Caroline Reusser lost to Rachael Bachman 6-3, 6-0
Women’s Doubles vs. Bethel
Wilkerson/Pugh lost to Valdez/Kaster 8-3