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Against American Mideast Conference rival Walsh University on Thursday, the Malone University men's tennis team lost an away contest to the host Cavaliers by the score of 8-1. Wtih the loss, the Pioneers fell to 0-11 overall (0-3 AMC) while Walsh improved to 7-7 overall (3-0 AMC).
Sophomore
Alex Steinmetz and freshman
Joss Celuch teamed up at #2 doubles to post an 8-5 win over their opponents for the only Malone win on the day. Steinmetz also battled extremely well in his #3 singles match but lost 7-6 (7-3), 6-4. In addition,
Nathan Davis, at #2 singles, also narrowly missed out on a victory, losing 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-2).
Scores for the match were as follows:
Doubles:
Malone Walsh Winner
1.
David Cairns Gary Innes Walsh 8-4
Nathan Davis Mark Innes
2.
Alex Steinmetz Pepe Chalan Malone 8-5
Joss Celuch Chase Pucci
3.
Michael Brown Jarred Gable Walsh 8-2
Jeff DeWitt Josh Gambow
Singles:
Malone Walsh Winner
1.
David Cairns Diego Yung Walsh 6-2, 6-2
2. Nathan Davis Pierre Le Grange Walsh 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-2)
3.
Alex Steinmetz Mark Innes Walsh 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
4.
Jeff DeWitt Gary Innes Walsh 6-0, 6-0
5.
Joss Celuch Louie Thomas Walsh 6-1, 6-0
6.
Michael Brown Jarred Gable Walsh 6-1, 6-1
On Saturday, Malone will compete in a pair of matches at Thiel (PA) College. At 1:00 p.m., Malone will face Edinboro (PA) University and then, at 4:00 p.m., the Pioneers will square off against host Thiel.
