GOSHEN, Ind. - The Trine
University tennis teams split their trip to Goshen College as the
women took home the win 7-2, while the men's team fell
7-2.
The women's team opened by winning five of
the six singles matches to improve the Thunder's record to
2-0 to start the fall season. At the top spot, junior Jessica
Huhnke (Newburgh, Ind./Castle) won her match 6-4, 6-1 while fellow
junior Lauren Schlueter (Akron, Ohio/Revere) took her match 6-1,
6-3 in the second singles spot. Sophomore Erin Kwaske (Jackson,
Mich./Western) won her third singles match 6-1, 6-1. In the fourth
singles position junior Chrissy Uphaus (Centerville,
Ind./Centerville) nearly swept her opponent, winning 6-1, 6-0. In
the number five singles match senior Kaylynne Goeglein (Fremont,
Ind./Fremont) dropped a hard fought three-set game 5-7, 6-1, 6-1.
Finishing out the singles matches in the number six position was
freshman Alexis Mack (Temperance, Mich./Bedford) who won another
three-set match 7-6 (4-2), 4-6, 10-8.
In doubles action, the team of Huhnke and Uphaus
won the first position 8-3 while Schlueter and Willmann took the
second spot 8-1. The tandem of Kwaske and Mack dropped their number
three doubles match 8-2.
The men's team dropped to 0-3 on the season
as both of their wins came in singles action. At the number three
position, senior Dan Desper (Kendallville, Ind./East Noble) won in
a three set marathon 6-7 (7-9), 7-5, 10-6. In another marathon
match at the sixth singles spot, sophomore Zach Richardson (Muncie,
Ind./Delta) won his match 5-7, 6-4, 11-9. Freshman Caleb Knust
(Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield) dropped a three set match in the
number one singles match 6-3, 2-6, 10-6. At the number two singles
junior Joe Dunbar (Carmel, Ind./Blessed Theodore Guerin) fell 6-2,
6-2. In the four position, sophomore Joe Clark (Sturgis,
Mich./Sturgis) dropped his match 6-1, 6-0. In the final singles
match at the fifth position, senior Trevor Derby (Kendallville,
Ind./East Noble) fell 6-1, 6-1.
The Thunder were swept in double competition at
the team of Desper and Knust dropped the top match 8-2. In the
number two doubles match Clark and Dunbar fell 8-0 while Derby and
freshman Tony Waltermann (Indianapolis, Ind./Center Grove) fell 8-1
in the number three position.
Trine will wrap up their fall season when the
men's and women's teams travel to Marian University on
September 29.
