CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Coe College Men's Tennis team wrapped up its Florida trip Wednesday, going 2-2 in four matches with wins over Illinois Wesleyan and George Fox and losses to Hobart and Southwestern. Coe, which led in an additional match against Edgewood that was canceled due to rain, started the week with a 6-1 victory over Illinois Wesleyan. Coe used all 12 players in the victory and won five of six singles matches in straight sets after sweeping the doubles competition. The Kohawks suffered a narrow 4-3 defeat to Hobart later that day, falling 2-1 in the doubles competition before a comeback in singles fell just short. Coe's following two matches were canceled due to rain before the team was back in action on Tuesday, picking up a 6-1 victory over George Fox. The Kohawks edged the Bruins in doubles with wins at numbers two and three, and then won five of six singles matches, with three tie-break winners for Coe. Coe's final match started with a 3-0 decision in doubles for the opposing Pirates as the Kohawks fell behind early. Southwestern finished off the victory in singles, with four of six matches going its way. Overall, Coe was 15-9 in singles, led by
Ivan Burt-Smith and
Grant Idoux, who were each 2-0.
Luke Doig, Anthony Schulte and
Joshua Tiemann also picked up two wins in singles to help Coe post the .625 winning percentage. In doubles, Rohlman / Schulte and Burt-Smith / Tiemann were 2-1 to lead the Kohawk pairs.
MATCH ONE
COE 6 - ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 1
MATCH TWO
HOBART 4 - COE 3
- Hobart got the edge in doubles to start the second match of the week, taking the wins at numbers one and two 6-4, while Burt-Smith / Tiemann claimed a 6-0 win to salvage something for Coe. Tiemann, Kasai, and Doig did their best to help Coe make the comeback in singles with victories at numbers two, five, and six, but a tiebreaking victory for Hobart at number one proved to be the ultimate decider.
MATCH THREE
COE 6 - GEORGE FOX 1
- Coe got back to winning ways against the Bruins, going ahead in doubles with a 7-6 win from Rohlman / Schulte at number two and a 6-4 victory at number three from Burt-Smith / Tiemann. Tiemann, Short, Doig, Burt-Smith, and Idoux ensured the victory for Coe in singles, with Tiemann, Short, and Doig claiming tiebreaker victories.
MATCH FOUR
SOUTHWESTERN 5 - COE 2
- Southwestern got off to a strong start in the final match of the trip, sweeping doubles with 6-2, 6-4 and 7-6 decisions. The Kohawks pushed back in singles as Schulte and Rohlman won in straight sets at numbers one and four, but the Pirates claimed wins in four matches to lock up the victory.
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