BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University men's tennis team earned their first win of the season in their fall finale when they hosted Milligan College. The Tornado swept all three of the doubles matches and kept that momentum rolling to take the match 9-0.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: King 9, Milligan 0
LOCATION: King Tennis Courts, Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 1-2, Milligan 1-2
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Lenny Keswani and Kyle Logue got King on the board with an 8-2 win over Joshua Crain and Daniel Peacock at No. 2 doubles.
- At No. 1 doubles, Moritz Poswiat and Luis Delgado defeated Colin Bumann and Jackson Lenoir 8-6.
- Jannis Walter and Philipp Lindauer made it a sweep for King with an 8-6 victory over Fernando Gonzalez and Joseph Lyttle.
- In singles play, Keswani topped Bumann 6-2, 6-0 at the top flight while Poswiat earned a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Lenoir at the second flight.
- Walter then topped Crain 7-5, 6-4 at No. 3 singles and Lindauer defeated Peacock 6-2, 6-0 at No. 4 singles.
- Logue defeated Lyttle 6-3, 6-1 at No. 5 singles and Ankith Madasani capped the Tornado win with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Logan Burns at No. 6 singles.
UP NEXT
- The Tornado begin the spring season on February 13 when they travel to take on both Tennessee Wesleyan College and Lee University. King faces Tennessee Wesleyan at 10:00 a.m. in Athens, Tenn., before closing the day in Cleveland against Lee at 4:00 p.m.
