CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Coe College men's tennis team suffered its first home defeat of the season Saturday morning, falling 5-4 to Augustana at Clark Racquet Center. Coe jumped ahead first in the match, claiming two wins in doubles competition to take a 2-1 lead. The Kohawks' top doubles pair of
Graham Peterson and
Ivan Burt-Smith continued their strong start to the season, earning a narrow 8-6 win at the number one spot.
Grant Idoux and
Isaac Hinze gave Coe the lead with a dominant performance at number three, defeating their opponents 8-2. Augustana battled back in singles play, winning four of five contests to pull off the comeback victory. The Vikings battled with the Kohawks throughout the singles competition, winning two of their four matches in three sets. The loss drops Coe to 6-2 on the season while Augustana improves to 1-2.
AUGUSTANA 5 - COE 4
DOUBLES RESULTS
1.
Graham Peterson/Ivan Burt-Smith (COE) def. Essayie, Quentin/Hermange, Arthur (AUGIE) 8-6
2. Luna, Gabriel/Navarro, Nicolas (AUGIE) def.
Jordan Oaks/Alex Palomar (COE) 8-6
3.
Grant Idoux/Isaac Hinze (COE) def. Philip, Timothee/Mendes, Arthur (AUGIE) 8-2
SINGLES RESULTS
1. Hermange, Arthur (AUGIE) def.
Jordan Oaks (COE) 6-3, 6-4
2. Essayie, Quentin (AUGIE) def.
Ivan Burt-Smith (COE) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
3.
Graham Peterson (COE) def. Philip, Timothee (AUGIE) 6-1, 6-0
4. Vayara, Deepak (AUGIE) def.
Alex Palomar (COE) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
5. Luna, Gabriel (AUGIE) def.
Grant Idoux (COE) 7-5, 7-5
6.
Isaac Hinze (COE) def. Navarro, Nicolas (AUGIE) 4-6, 6-4, 11-9
Up next: Coe heads to Florida for its next six matches, playing Southwestern, Occidental, Carthage, Ithaca, Mary Hardin-Baylor and UW-Superior during its spring break trip.
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