ORLANDO, Fla. - The Calvin University men's tennis team opened its spring break trip in Florida with an 8-1 win over Concordia (Minn.) on Monday.

Calvin (5-0) won all three doubles contests, starting with the number-one team of Felipe Sartori (Cotia, Brazil/Colégio Giusto Zonzini) and Rodrigo Alipio (Santos, Brazil/COC Universitário) winning 8-0. The number-two team of Maurquis Willingham (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) and Corwin Kim (Livonia, Mich./Stevenson) won 8-1. The number-three team of Noah Yi (Fullerton, Calif./Valencia) and Ryan Broek (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian) won 8-5. 

In singles, Concordia (1-7) won in number-one singles, but Alipio, Sartori, Broek, and Emmanuel Henao (Medellin, Columbia/Escuela Normal Superior "La Merced") won their matches in straight sets, while Harrison Sindelar (Westfield, Ind./Westfield) won his number-five match in a third set tiebreaker 6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (11-9).
 
COACH'S COMMENT: "Today was a good start to our trip," Calvin head tennis coach John Ross said. "We're looking forward to a tough match against Wittenberg on Tuesday."
 
NEXT UP: Calvin men's tennis will return to action tomorrow (Tuesday, March 5) against Wittenberg at 9:00 AM in Orlando.