Men's Tennis
Men's Tennis Falls to Taylor
Game Summary
The Bethel College men’s and women’s tennis teams traveled to Taylor University on Tuesday afternoon to take on a pair of talented Trojan squads. The Bethel men dropped a 9-0 decision while the Lady Pilots fell by the score of 8-1. As a result, the Pilot men now stand 1-3 for the season (0-2 MCC), and the Bethel women are now 3-2 (1-2 MCC).
The men’s match began with doubles where the Pilots played good tennis, particularly at the number two position manned by Robby Hamman and Nathan Baker. However, they dropped an 8-3 decision to the Trojans, and the home team led 3-0 heading into singles play. The Pilots didn’t fare any better in singles as Taylor swept all six positions to close out the match.
“First of all, the Taylor men’s team is a good one,” stated Bethel coach, John Natali. “And when they’re on their game like they were today, they are extremely good. We just could not find any weaknesses at any of their positions this afternoon. Secondly, our ladies once again fought hard today against some difficult odds as we were still without several key players due to injuries. And Jessica Steensma did a great job for us winning at number five singles. In addition, we saw some very good tennis from our numbers one and two doubles teams this afternoon.”
The Bethel men and women will return to the courts on Saturday, September 19th when they will host Goshen College at 11:00am at Baker Park in Mishawaka.
