March 21, 2012

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ALLENDALE, Mich. - The Grand Valley State men's tennis team fell to Grand Rapids foe, Aquinas, 7-2, on a sunny Wednesday afternoon at the GVSU Tennis Courts.

The Lakers fall to 6-9 on the season as they continue conference play at Findlay on Friday, March 23 at 3 p.m.

GVSU was able to pick up one point in doubles competition as the duo of Josh Kazdan and John McDonald won 8-4 in the No. 3 spot.  In No. 1 doubles, Andrew Darrell and Benny Delgado-Rochas were down just 5-4, before having to retire.

In singles action, Kazdan was able to come away with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Kyle Masteller at No. 4 singles.

The Lakers are currently 2-1 in conference play and head into the bulk of conference play after their matches at Findlay and Tiffin.  A mid-week match with Hope (March 28) starts a string of six straight home matches beginning on March 30 against Lake Erie.

Aquinas 7, Grand Valley State 2
Mar 21, 2012 at Allendale, Mich. (GVSU Tennis Courts)
Singles competition
1. Aaron Hendrick (AQ) def. Andrew Darrell (GVM) 6-1, 6-3
2. Nik Artaev (AQ) def. Marc Roesslein (GVM) 6-2, 6-4
3. Travis Wolf (AQ) def. Bryan Hodges (GVM) 6-2, 6-1
4. Josh Kazdan (GVM) def. Kyle Masteller (AQ) 6-2, 6-4
5. John Telfer (AQ) def. John McDonald (GVM) 6-4, 6-1
6. Peter Tratt (AQ) def. Dan Jarboe (GVM) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Aaron Hendrick/Nik Artaev (AQ) def. Andrew Darrell/Benny Delgado-Rochas (GVM), by default
2. Kyle Masteller/Travis Wolf (AQ) def. Bryan Hodges/Marc Roesslein (GVM) 8-6
3. Josh Kazdan/John McDonald (GVM) def. Peter Tratt/John Telfer (AQ) 8-4