Grand Valley State men's tennis competed in the Hope Invitational on Sept. 13-14 for their second match of the season. 
 
Jack Geissler started the weekend off with a win over Danny Kroze of Hope, 6-2, 6-3.  DJ Colantone defeated his opponents, 6-4, 6-2 and 6-2, 6-2.  Also posting singles wins for the Lakers in the A bracket were Ignacio Morera-Lucas (6-0, 6-2), Kushan Shah (6-3, 6-1), Sean Miller (6-2, 6-1).
 
Alex Lescoulie (6-2, 6-0) and Eric Zwemer (6-2, 6-2) both showed a strong performance in their singles matches.  Borja De La Fuente (6-4, 6-0; 6-0, 6-0), Nicolas Welker (6-3, 6-0; 6-0, 6-0), and Ryan Rhoades (6-3, 6-2; 6-1, 6-1) all defeated both of their opponents in two sets. 
 
In doubles play, Colantone and Geissler (8-1; 8-7, 4-0; 5-8), Dausman and Matov (8-1; 8-2; 1-8) and Miller and Morera-Lucas (8-1; 8-4; 3-8) recorded two wins and one loss to complete the invitational.  Lescoulie and Shah finished with one win, 8-2, and two losses, 6-8; 7-8, 0-6.
 
The team will compete in the ITA Regional Championships hosted by the GLIAC on Sept. 28-30 in Allendale.