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GRANDVILLE, Mich. – In a battle of cross-town opponents, Grand Valley State came out on top 7-2 against the Davenport Panthers of the NAIA at the Premier Athletic Club in Grandville.
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Starting the match in doubles, the 43rd-ranked Lakers (2-0) scored two hard-earned points to pull ahead early. All three doubles matches went to the wire, with the No. 2 match involving
Jack Heiniger and
Nicholas Urban going to a tiebreaker point, which the Laker duo did not win, falling 9-8 (10-1). The other two matches, with
Zach Phillips/
Alex van de Steenoven as the No. 1 pairing and
Andrew Bole/
Michael Kaye the No. 3, were both 9-7 decisions in favor of GVSU.
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Singles play was where the Lakers pulled away from the Panthers, where they won five out of six matches over their opponents. Phillips (6-2, 6-2) in the No. 2 spot, Bole (6-4, 7-6 (7-4)) in the No. 4 spot, and Kaye (6-4, 6-4) in the No. 6 position were the only Laker singles players to win in straight sets.
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GVSU is back in action on Sunday (Feb. 21) on the road when they travel to Ohio to take on Northwestern Ohio at 2 pm.