Men’s Tennis Claims 9-0 Win at Adrian - Improves to 8-7 on Season Overall
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
ADRIAN - Calvin broke the .500 mark on the year with a 9-0 win at Adrian Tuesday afternoon. The Knights are now 8-7 overall and 3-1 in the MIAA. The Knights are tied for second place in the MIAA standings with Hope.Claiming doubles wins were juniors Preston Phillips and Philip Reinken (No. 1), junior Brian DeMaagd and sophomore Loukas Peterson (No. 2 ) and sophomore John Strikwerda and sophomore Stephen Healy (No. 3). Singles winners included DeMaagd (No. 1), Phillips (No. 2), Reinken (No. 3), Peterson (No. 4), freshman Tom Griffin (No. 5) and Strikwerda (No. 6). Peterson is now 11-5 in singles play this season while Phillips is 11-7 and Reinken 10-7.
Men’s Tennis Defeats Oberlin 5-1 to Move to .500 Mark on Season
Saturday, April 14, 2012
The Calvin men’s tennis team improved to 7-7 on the year with a 5-1 victory over Oberlin College Saturday morning at the MIAA/North Coast Challenge. The match was played indoors because of inclement weather and was played to decision because of time constraints. Calvin took two of the three doubles points with juniors Preston Phillips and Philip Reinken winning 8-2 at No. 1 doubles and senior Vashan Wright and junior Jarrod Brower winning 9-8 at No. 3 doubles. Calvin then clinched the wins with victories at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 singles. Phillips was a 6-0, 6-2 winner at No. 2 singles, Reinken a 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 winner at No. 3 singles and Peterson a 6-2, 6-4 winner at No. 4 singles. Phillips and Reinken are now 6-2 together in doubles action while Peterson upped his season singles mark to 10-5. Phillips also hit the double-digit mark for singles wins this year, improving his season mark to 10-7. Calvin is back in action on Tuesday when it travels to Adrian for a 4 p.m. match.
Men’s Tennis Splits Matches on First Day of MIAA/North Coast Challenge
Friday, April 13, 2012
OBERLIN, OH - The Calvin men’s tennis team split a pair of matches at the MIAA/North Coast Challenge hosted by Oberlin College Friday. Calvin opened play with an 8-1 loss to regionally-ranked DePauw. The Knights then came back to top Ohio Wesleyan 9-0 Friday afternoon. The Knights are now 6-7 on the year.In the loss to DePauw (12-4), ranked eighth in the most recent set of regional rankings, Calvin’s lone point came from its No. 1 doubles team of juniors Preston Phillips and Philip Reinken as the duo claimed an 8-3 win. Against Ohio Wesleyan (6-10 overall), Calvin took all three doubles points with Phillips and Reinken winning 8-0 at No. 1 doubles, junior Brian DeMaagd and sophomore Loukas Peterson winning 8-3 at No. 2 doubles and senior Vashan Wright and junior Jarrod Brower winning 9-8 at No. 3 doubles.In singles, DeMaagd claimed a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles while Phillips was a 6-1, 6-1 winner at No. singles. Reinken claimed a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles, Peterson a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 4 singles and Brower an 0-6, 6-0, 10-3 win at No. 5 singles. Calvin returns to action on Saturday when it faces Oberlin College at 9 a.m.
