GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Calvin University men's tennis team welcomed the Scots from Alma to Strikwerda Tennis Center where they walked away with a commanding 7-0 victory.
 
Calvin (7-7, 1-1 MIAA) started things strong when the number one doubles team of Rodrigo Alipio (Santos, São Paulo, Brazil/COC Universitario) and Mario Neto (Boa Vista, Brazil/Reino) won the tiebreaker to win their match 7-6. Ryan Broek (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian) and Felipe Sartori (Estr. Basileia/Colegio Giusto Zonzini) kept things rolling with a 6-1 victory before Tanner Warners (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) and Caleb Bartels (Belton, Mo./Kansas City Christian) finished double play with a 6-0 win.
 
The Knights continued their strong performance into the singles matches where Alipio won the No. 1 singles 6-0, 6-0 while Burtels secured a point in the No. 2 match with a score of 6-1, 6-1. Sartori (7-5, 6-0), Broek (6-0, 6-0) and Neto (6-0, 6-0) all won their matches before Emmanuel Henao (Medellin, Columbia/Escuela Normal Superior "La Merced") rounded out the day when he won 6-3, 6-2 in the No. 6 match.
 
UP NEXT: The Knights will be back in action on Saturday, April 5th when they travel to Adrian at 3PM.