ORLANDO, Fla. - The Wartburg men's tennis team opened the first day of its Florida Spring Break Trip, falling to Emerson College (1-8) and Oglethorpe University (0-9)

In singles competition against Emerson, Jared Hefel won at No. 6 over Emerson College's Michael Polviko 6-2, 6-3. The Lions took victories in all three doubles. 

Singles competition against Emerson:
1. Bass Lin (EME) def. Lucas Huffman (WAR) 3-6, 6-1, 10-6
2. Maximo Lawler (EME) def. Nate Kolz (WAR) 6-0, 6-0
3. Alex Naim (EME) def. Ben Mason (WAR) 6-2, 6-3
4. Max Chalik (EME) def. Grank Kincaid (WAR) 6-1, 6-2
5. Brock Higley (EME) def. Zach Heyerhoff (WAR) 6-1, 7-5
6. Jared Hefel (WAR) def. Michael Polviko (EME) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles competition against Emerson:
1. Bass Lin/Maximo Lawlor (EME) def. Lucas Huffman/Nate Kolz (WAR) 8-1
2. Max Chalik/Brock Hgley (EME) def. Ben Mason/Zach Heyerhoff (WAR) 5-4
3. Alex Naim/Michael Polivko (EME) def. Grant Kincaid/Jack Veber (WAR) 6-3

Singles competition against Oglethorpe:
1. Walker Benson (OGLE) def. Lucas Huffman (WAR) 6-3, 6-2
2. Walker Towns (OGLE) def. Nate Kolz (WAR) 6-2, 6-2
3. Calvin Schneider (OGLE) def. Ben Mason (WAR) 6-0, 6-0
4. Connor Sisson (OGLE) def. Grant Kincaid (WAR) 6-1, 6-0
5. John Bielicki (OGLE) def. Zach Heyerhoff (WAR) 6-0, 6-3
6. Alexis Morel (OGLE) def. Jared Hefel (WAR) 7-5, 6-4

Doubles competition against Oglethorpe:
1. Walker Benson/Calvin Schneider (OGLE) def. Lucas Huffman/Nate Kolz (WAR) 8-2
2. Walker Towns/Zoe Raymond (OGLE) def. Ben Mason/Zach Heyerhoff (WAR) 8-2
3. Connor Sisson/Elijah Bullock (OGLE) def. Grant Kincaid/Jack Veber (WAR) 8-1

The Knights will resume competition on Tuesday, March 3 with matches against Trine University starting at 11:30 a.m. (ET) and Grove City College at 6:30 p.m. (ET).