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Men's Tennis Nick Kapatos - Sports Information Graduate Assistant

#46 Men's Tennis Ekes Out 5-4 Win Over #33 Southern Indiana

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GRANDVILLE, Mich. – 43rd-ranked Grand Valley State men's tennis edged out a 5-4 victory over 33rd-ranked Southern Indiana at the Premier Athletic Club in Grandville. Grand Valley State improves to 3-1 with their upset win, while Southern Indiana sees their record drop to 2-2.
 
GVSU took the lead by winning two of three matches in doubles competition. No. 2 Jack Heiniger/Sebastien Lescoulie were victorious 8-4, while Andrew Bole/Nicholas Urban won the No. 3 match 8-6. Although they lost the No. 1 match, Zach Phillips/Alex van de Steenoven battled until the end before losing the tiebreaker point 14-12 to drop the match 9-8.
 
By winning three of the six singles matches, the Lakers secured the upset victory over the Screaming Eagles. Steenoven, Phillips and Bole all won their matches to give GVSU the W. Steenoven won the first match 6-3, 6-4, while Phillips won match two 6-2, 6-2, and Bole secured the fifth and final team point by winning match five 6-4, 6-3.
 
Grand Valley State will now head to Florida for their Spring Break trip. The Lakers begin competition on March 7 in Orlando, Fla. against West Liberty at 8:15 am.
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Players Mentioned

Andrew Bole

Andrew Bole

6' 8"
Senior
Jack Heiniger

Jack Heiniger

5' 9"
Junior
Alex van de Steenoven

Alex van de Steenoven

6' 2"
Sophomore
Zach Phillips

Zach Phillips

6' 2"
Junior
Nicholas Urban

Nicholas Urban

6' 0"
Freshman
Sebastien Lescoulie

Sebastien Lescoulie

5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Andrew Bole

Andrew Bole

6' 8"
Senior
Jack Heiniger

Jack Heiniger

5' 9"
Junior
Alex van de Steenoven

Alex van de Steenoven

6' 2"
Sophomore
Zach Phillips

Zach Phillips

6' 2"
Junior
Nicholas Urban

Nicholas Urban

6' 0"
Freshman
Sebastien Lescoulie

Sebastien Lescoulie

5' 10"
Freshman