The Calvin men's tennis team moved to 6-4 overall and to 2-0 in the MIAA with a 5-4 victory over visiting Adrian College Tuesday afternoon at the Strikwerda Tennis Courts.

The win comes a year after Adrian (15-4 overall, 2-1 MIAA) had handed Calvin a 5-4 defeat.

The Knights took control by claiming two of three doubles points in hard-fought fashion. Calvin's doubles tandem of freshman Matt VanWinkle and sophomore Taylor Asfour dropped a 9-7 decision at one doubles but junior Matt Buesing and senior Tom Griffin won 9-7 at two doubles and sophomore Gene Hill and sophomore Jared Doezema won 9-7 at three doubles.

The singles competition was then nip-and-tuck. Adrian claimed wins at two and three singles to take a 3-2 lead but Buesing completed a 6-2, 6-2 win at one singles to tie the score 3-3.

Freshman David Brown then gave Calvin a 4-3 lead after claiming a 6-3, 6-3 win at five singles. Sophomore Anthony Vroon then sealed the win by recording a 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 win at six singles.

"This was definitely a team win," said veteran Calvin men's tennis coach John Ross. "In a match like this doubles points are so big and when we took two points there, we knew we had a strong chance to win. Adrian is a very improved program and this is a win that we feel very good about. We've got some grinders on this team. The key now is to keep on grinding."

Calvin will now prepare to compete in the MIAA/NCAC Challenge Friday and Saturday at Hope College. Calvin will take on Wabash and Oberlin on Friday and will then meet Wittenberg on Saturday.