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Men's Tennis Defeats Albion for First MIAA Victory

ALBION, Mich. -- The Trine men's tennis team edged Albion, 6-3, to pick up the team's first MIAA victory of the season Wednesday evening.

In a match that featured two three-set singles matches and three doubles matches decided by a single point, the Thunder were able to prevail to improve to 8-6 overall and 1-1 in the MIAA. The Britons fell to 3-10 overall, 0-2 in conference matches.

Judson Quinn (Russiaville, Ind. / Western) earned perhaps the toughest victory of the night for Trine. Quinn took the first set, 7-6, which included a marathon 14-12 tiebreak to break the six-all score. The second set was also decided in tiebreak, with the 7-6 win going to Josh McGarry by way of a 7-5 tiebreak. Quinn was able to rally back in the third set, outlasting McGarry 6-3 to win the match-deciding fifth point of the night for Trine.

Tyler Davis (Fort Wayne, Ind. / Snider) also earned a three-set victory for the Thunder. The senior rallied back after dropping the first set to even things up 6-3. Davis wrapped up the comeback win in set three, 6-1.

Victor Flynn (Grosse Pointe, Mich. / Grosse Pointe South), Garrett Baysinger (Brazil, Ind. / Rockville) and Blake Trusty (Fremont, Ind. / Fremont) added to the success in singles matches to give the Thunder five singles wins. Trusty set a new career-high with his sixth singles win of the season, 6-3, 6-1. Baysinger notched his win, 6-3, 6-3, while Flynn earned the team's first singles win of the night 6-4, 6-1.

All three doubles matches were decided by 9-8 scores, with the the no. 1 and no. 2 matches going the way of the Britons in the tiebreak. Spenser Gilbert (Elkhart, Ind. / Elkhart Memorial) and Colin Couch (Batavia, Ohio / Glen Este) ensured the Thunder a point in doubles, breaking the eight-all tie, 7-5.

Trine returns to action Saturday, Apr. 8 when the Thunder host Calvin at 1 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Garrett Baysinger

Garrett Baysinger

Senior
Colin Couch

Colin Couch

Junior
Tyler Davis

Tyler Davis

Senior
Victor Flynn

Victor Flynn

Junior
Spenser Gilbert

Spenser Gilbert

Senior
Judson Quinn

Judson Quinn

Junior
Blake Trusty

Blake Trusty

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Garrett Baysinger

Garrett Baysinger

Senior
Colin Couch

Colin Couch

Junior
Tyler Davis

Tyler Davis

Senior
Victor Flynn

Victor Flynn

Junior
Spenser Gilbert

Spenser Gilbert

Senior
Judson Quinn

Judson Quinn

Junior
Blake Trusty

Blake Trusty

Sophomore