GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Calvin improved to 4-4 overall and 3-2 in the MIAA with a 9-0 victory over Albion Saturday afternoon at the Strikwerda Tennis Courts.
Calvin has now won three consecutive matches heading into the home stretch of its MIAA regular season.
The Knights swept the three doubles points in quick fashion. Senior Daniel Huan (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) and freshman Isaac Jeong (Novi, Mich./Novi HS) rolled to an 8-1 win at No. 1 doubles. Freshmen Jesse McCurdy (Anderson, Ind./Lapel HS) and Adam Zentner (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston HS) were 8-2 winners at No. 2 doubles. Freshmen Harrison Sindelar (Westfield, Ind./Westfield HS) and Jared Berghorst (Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville HS) were 8-3 winners at No. 3 doubles.
Huan picked up a 6-2, 6-2 win over Brett Gurzell at No. 1 singles to improve to 6-2 in singles play this year including 2-0 at No. 1 singles.
McCurdy was a 6-1, 6-0 winner over Daniel McGarry at No. 2 singles. Harrison Sindelar topped Cecil Burkhart 7-5, 6-0 at No. 3 singles. Zentner dropped Drake Malcom 6-2, 6-2 at No. 4 singles. Freshman Jace DeShetler (Grand Rapids, Mich./Northpointe Christian HS) was a 6-1, 6-4 winner at No. 5 singles while Jeong defeated Matthew Czarnecki 6-0, 6-1 at No. 6 singles.
COACHES COMMENT: "I liked the energy and focuse we came out with in doubles and got some early breaks of serve to an early lead," said Calvin head tennis coach John Ross. "In singles, our mental game was very strong and showed in our results. I was very happy with our play as 7 of our 9 lineup spots were filled with freshmen with some making their conference debut."
NEXT UP: Calvin will host Trine on Tuesday at 4 p.m.