Men's Tennis
Men's Tennis Struggle at Talented Indiana Tech
Game Summary
The Bethel College men’s and women’s tennis teams traveled to Fort Wayne on Wednesday afternoon to take on Indiana Tech in the season opener for both teams. While the men dropped a 9-0 decision to the Warriors, the Lady Pilots registered a hard-fought 5-4 win.
The men’s team battled a very talented group from Indiana Tech and competed well at nearly every position. However, the Pilots were over-powered on this day by a very formidable opponent and left town with an 0-1 record.
“We knew this was going to be a challenging opener for both our men and women,” stated Bethel coach, John Natali. “The men’s team from Indiana Tech is very good and the ladies squad is greatly improved over last year. Our men played hard, but were just over-matched today. But it was great to see our ladies persevere in a tight match to open the season. Carrie and Brittney along with Kristine and Jill got us off on the right foot by winning in doubles. And then Sarah closed the deal for us with a clutch win at number four singles. Overall, we were very encouraged with the effort we saw at every position today.”
The Bethel men jump right back into action on Thursday afternoon as they will host Grace College in their MCC opener at Baker Park beginning at 1:00pm. Meanwhile, the Lady Pilots return to action on Saturday, September 5th when they will travel to Fort Wayne to meet the University of St. Francis at 10:00am in their MCC opener.
