by John Leerar
The Calvin men's tennis team was looking to do to Adrian on Thursday exactly what they had done during the regular season: win. Calvin defeated Adrian 5-4 in the second match of the MIAA season earlier this year and were looking to replicate their success.
Unfortunately, the Knights were unable to pull off another win against the Bulldogs, losing the match 5-2.
The match did not get off to a good start for the Knights in doubles. After taking two of the three matches during the regular season, Calvin only won one of the matches, an 8-4 decision in two doubles for junior Matt Buesing and senior Tom Griffin.
Down 2-1 heading into singles, the Knights needed to win 4 of the 6 matches to win. The singles started out with back-to-back losses for Calvin at two and three singles.
Sophomore Gene Hill took six singles, winning that matchup 6-1, 6-0. Buesing was also winning his one singles flight, but a loss in four singles sealed the win for Adrian and the loss for the Knights.
After the match, head coach John Ross reflected on the season the Knights had as a whole. "I thought we showed a lot of improvement as a team this year. After going 0-6 in the league a year ago, finishing with a 4-2 record in the MIAA and getting a second seed in the tournament is something to be proud of. We have a lot of young talent on the roster so I think we can improve even more next year."
After the loss, the Knights finish with a 9-9 record on the year.
