ROCKFORD, Ill. - The Wartburg men's tennis team met the Milwaukee School of Engineering for a neutral site match at the Boylan Tennis Center for its 2021 opener, defeating the Raiders 8-1 to improve to 2-1 on the season.

The Knights swept the doubles matches to claim a 3-0 lead the earned points in five of six singles matches.

Jared Hefel and Nile Petersen both improved to 3-0 on the season during singles competition.

Singles competition
1. Lucas Huffman (WAR) def. Alec Dam (MSOE) 6-2, 6-0
2. Jackson Eells (WAR) def. Parker Kuhlman (MSOE) 6-1, 6-1
3. Cade Davis (WAR) def. Alex Nakasato (MSOE) 6-1, 6-2
4. Nile Petersen (WAR) def. Connor Splingaire (MSOE) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (7)
5. Jared Hefel (WAR) def. Ryan Emerich (MSOE) 6-1, 6-3
6. Josh Fay (MSOE) def. Luke Smith (WAR) 6-0, 1-6, 1-0 (5)

Doubles competition
1. Lucas Huffman/Jackson Eells (WAR) def. Alec Dam/Parker Kuhlman (MSOE) 8-1
2. Cade Davis/Nile Petersen (WAR) def. Alex Nakasato/Connor Splingaire (MSOE) 8-3
3. Jared Hefel/Hunter Gerhardt (WAR) def. Ryan Emerich/Josh Fay (MSOE) 8-3

Up next, Wartburg is scheduled to travel to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 13, set for matches against Coe College and Northwestern College.