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MTEN vs. Wartburg
Linh Hoang
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Winner Augustana AUG (5-1)
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Lake Forest LFC (1-5)
Winner
Augustana AUG
(5-1)
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Final
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Lake Forest LFC
(1-5)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Men's tennis defeats Lake Forest for fourth straight win

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- The Augustana Vikings men's tennis team picked up a 6-1 road victory over the Lake Forest Foresters on Saturday to earn its fourth straight win.

Augie cane away with the doubles point following three close matches. Arthur Hermange and David Larraga earned a 6-4 decision at the No. 1 position, while the Foresters earned a 7-5 victory at No. 2. The deciding match went in favor of the Vikings after Timothee Philip and Nicolas Navarro squeaked out a 7-6 (7-1) triumph at the No. 3 spot. Augustana lead 1-0 heading into singles.

The Vikings won all but one of the singles contests, beginning with Hermange's 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 1. Santiago Diaz made quick work of his opponent at No. 6, picking up a flawless 6-0, 6-0 win, while Saman Rezaeyan also cruised to a 6-2, 6-3 victory at No. 5. Philip was the other Viking to win in straight sets at No. 4, taking down his opponent with a 6-3, 6-4 final. Larraga earned a hard-fought three-set win at No. 3, taking the third-set tiebreaker by a score of 10-4.

With the victory, Augustana improves to 5-1 on the year. The team will be back in action tomorrow at Kalamazoo.
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