Feb. 24, 2012

Results

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Grand Valley State men’s tennis team dropped a tightly-contested match to regional rival Indianapolis, 5-4, on Friday evening at the UIndy Tennis Center.

The Lakers are still looking for their first win of the spring season as GVSU falls to 0-3 on the season while Indianapolis improves to 5-0.

GVSU was able to pick up a match in doubles at the No. 2 slot as duo senior Marc Roesslein (Basel, Switzerland) and sophomore Bryan Hodges (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) picked up an 8-3 win.

In singles action, three Lakers picked up victories, but it was not enough to overcome Indianapolis’ lead.  Senior Benny Delgado-Rochas (Tel Aviv, Israel) won 7-5, 6-0 over Caleb Fellers in No. 2 singles.  Roesslein picked up another win in the No. 3 spot with a 6-0, 6-1 win against Nick Reinhart.  Despite falling in the first set, Hodges picked up a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 win in No. 4 singles against Matt Smith.

The Lakers continue their trip in Indiana traveling to Drury on Saturday for a 1 p.m. match.

Singles competition
1. Cox, Trevor (UINDY) def. Andrew Darrell (GVM) 6-3, 6-3
2. Benny Delgado-Rochas (GVM) def. Fellers, Caleb (UINDY) 7-5, 6-0
3. Marc Roesslein (GVM) def. Reinhart, Nick (UINDY) 6-0, 6-1
4. Bryan Hodges (GVM) def. Smith, Matt (UINDY) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
5. Poe, Alex (UINDY) def. Josh Kazdan (GVM) 7-5, 6-3
6. Swain, Preston (UINDY) def. John McDonald (GVM) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Smith, Matt/Nikou, Christian (UINDY) def. Andrew Darrell/Benny Delgado-Rochas (GVM) 8-4
2. Marc Roesslein/Bryan Hodges (GVM) def. Cox, Trevor/Poe, Alex (UINDY) 8-3
3. Wilson, Pete/Swain, Preston (UINDY) def. Josh Kazdan/John McDonald (GVM) 8-6