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Men's Tennis

Thunder Drop Close Match at Alma

ALMA, Mich.-- The Trine men's tennis team fell to Alma, 5-4 in a tightly-contested MIAA match Thursday afternoon at the Superior Street Tennis Complex.

A pair of three-set victories by the Scots in singles matches earned a pair of big points for Alma in matches that could have gone either way. Caleb Knust (Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield), Brian Zehner (Logansport, Ind./Logansport) and Joey Clark (Sturgis, Mich./Sturgis) all picked up singles wins for Trine. Judson Quinn (Russiaville, Ind./Western) and Victor Flynn (Grosse Pointe, Mich,/Grosse Pointe South) combined for a doubles victory. Trine fell to 9-7 overall and 2-3 in the MIAA. Alma improved to 5-10 overall and 2-3 in conference matches.

Knust improved to 12-3 on the season with a 6-3, 6-2 victory at no. 1 singles. Knust has won three-straight matches and is 4-1 in conference action. Clark earned 6-4, 6-0 victories in the no. 3 flight to improve to 8-3 on the season. Clark is 6-3 in the no. 2 court.

Zehner prevailed in the first set 6-2 before holding off his opponent with a 7-5 victory in the second set. Zehner is now tied for Trine's best mark in conference matches at 4-1. He is 9-5 overall.

Quinn/Flynn combined on the 8-4 victory in doubles play. The freshman duo picked up their third win together.

Trine concludes the regular-season tomorrow. The Thunder will host Adrian at 4 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Joey Clark

Joey Clark

Senior
Victor Flynn

Victor Flynn

Freshman
Caleb Knust

Caleb Knust

Junior
Judson Quinn

Judson Quinn

Freshman
Brian Zehner

Brian Zehner

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Joey Clark

Joey Clark

Senior
Victor Flynn

Victor Flynn

Freshman
Caleb Knust

Caleb Knust

Junior
Judson Quinn

Judson Quinn

Freshman
Brian Zehner

Brian Zehner

Freshman