Box Score GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.- Today the Calvin men's tennis team welcomed the Olivet Comets to campus. The Knights took the lead as soon as play started and never looked back as they went on to win 9-0.
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Calvin's number two double team made up by
Dream Kwon (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) and
Ethan Carlson (Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg) opened the scoring for the day as they won their match 8-0. The number one double match finished up close behind as juniors
Adam Zentner (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) and
Jace DeShetler (Grand Rapids, Mich./North Pointe Christian) won 8-2. The third double match the Knights won by default giving them a 3-0 heading into the singles.
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In singles Zentner won his number-one match against Olivet's Trevor Lewis 6-1 and 6-0 while in the number two single match DeShetler took down his opponent 6-1 and 6-0. The momentum continued into the number three and four matches as both Carlson and Kwon won by scores of 6-1 and 6-0. The final two singles matches were decided by default, giving the Knights the 9-0 win on the day.
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COACHES COMMENT: "I'm happy with today's performance," says Calvin head coach
John Ross. "It was great to get players in our lineup today that sometimes don't get a chance to play in matches but always work hard in practice."
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UP NEXT: The Knights will be back on the court on Tuesday, April 4
th when they travel to Hope to take on the Flying Dutchman at 4 p.m.
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