The William Jewell College men's tennis team was defeated by Quincy University by a score of 6-3 on Saturday at Reservoir Park in Quincy,Ill.
Jewell found themselves down 2-1 after doubles play as
Timo Kiesslich and
Bjorn Myers won a tight 8-6 doubles match at No. 1. Quincy took a 4-1 lead when
Brian Wohlers fell in straight sets at No. 4 singles and Myers fell at No. 2. Kiesslich won a straight set match at No. 1 and
Caul Pearson won his match in three sets at No. 3 that put Jewell down 4-3. The Hawks clinched the match with a win at No. 5 singles over
Hayden Fulk 6-4, 7-5. Marco Martinez battled but lost a tough three set match at No. 6 singles.
The loss drops the Cardinals to 6-9 overall and 1-2 in GLVC play, while Quincy improves to 2-12 overall and 2-2 in league play.
The Cardinals return to action on Monday, April 10, when they travel to Rockhurst for a GLVC match at 2:00 p.m. in Kansas City, Mo.
Quincy 6, William Jewell College 3
Apr 08, 2017 at Quincy, IL (Reservoir Park)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Timo Kiesslich (WJC) def. Vayser, Danyil (QU) 6-1, 6-4 |
| 2. Elgasden, Erik (QU) def. Bjorn Myers (WJC) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 3. Caul Pearson (WJC) def. Lozier, Daniel (QU) 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 4. Adams, Collin (QU) def. Brian Wohlers (WJC) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 5. Lesko, Michael (QU) def. Hayden Fulk (WJC) 6-4, 7-5 |
| 6. Anderson, Patrick (QU) def. Marco Martinez (WJC) 6-4, 3-6, 10-4 |
| Match Notes |
| William Jewell College 6-9, 1-2 GLVC |
| Quincy 2-12, 2-2 GLVC |
| T-3:20 A-108 |
