WAVERLY, Iowa - After dropping its first contest against the University of Northwestern 5-4, Wartburg men's tennis defeated Monmouth College 7-2 to split its weekend matches on Saturday, March 20 at the Meirink Family Tennis Facility.  

The Orange & Black (4-9, 0-1 A-R-C) dropped the first game of the day against Northwestern in the fourth all-time meeting between the two programs. The Knights jumped out to an early 2-1 lead after the doubles competition when they came away victorious at the No. 1 and two positions.

Junior Lucas Huffman once again shined for Wartburg as he won both of his singles and doubles matches in straight sets. However, the Knights won just one more in singles play as senior Jared Hefel defeated his opponent at the No. 6 spot and the Eagles took home the 5-4 victory. 

Singles Competition
1. Lucas Huffman (WAR) def. Davis Pfaff (UNW) 6-1, 6-2
2. Adam Ryerse (UNW) def. Jackson Eells (WAR) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (5)
3. Stewart Morrell (UNW) def. Cade Davis (WAR) 7-6 (4), 6-3
4. Matthew Wedin (UNW) def. Hunter Gerhardt (WAR) 6-2, 0-6, 1-0
5. Jack Geurkink (UNW) def. Nile Petersen (WAR) 6-4, 6-1
6. Jared Hefel (WAR) def. Isaac Velgersdyke (UNW) 7-6 (4), 3-6, 1-0 (5)

Doubles Competition
1. Lucas Huffman/Jackson Eells (WAR) def. Davis Pfaff/Matthew Wedin (UNW) 8-7 (8)
2. Cade Davis/Hunter Gerhardt (WAR) def. Adam Ryerse/Jack Geurkink (UNW) 8-4
3. Stewart Morrell/Caleb Quernmoen (UNW) def. Nile Petersen/Jared Hefel (WAR) 8-3

The Knights continued to perform well in doubles play during the second match against Monmouth as they took all three doubles competitions. Wartburg then dropped matches at the No. 1 and two spots in singles as Lucas Huffman saw his five-game winning streak come to an end. Cade Davis, Hefel, Luke Smith and Gregor Kincaid won all of their matches in singles play to secure the Wartburg victory. 

Sophomore Smith tallied his second win of the year during the contest at the No. 5 singles position. Freshman Gregor Kincaid had a promising collegiate debut when he took down his opponent at the No. 6 position for his first win as a college player. 

Singles Competition
1. Joseph Shie (MC) def. Lucas Huffman (WAR) 7-6 (12), 6-3
2. Andrew Shie (MC) def. Jackson Eells (WAR) 6-0, 6-3
3. Cade Davis (WAR) def. Zach Harris (MC) 7-5, 6-0
4. Jared Hefel (WAR) def. Brendan Guenther (MC) 3-6, 7-6 (6), 1-0 (7)
5. Luke Smith (WAR) def. Matthew Simonson (MC) 6-0, 6-0 
6. Gregor Kincaid (WAR) def. Adam Greer (MC) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles Competition
1. Lucas Huffman/Jackson Eells (WAR) def. Joseph Shie/Zach Harris (MC) 8-5
2. Cade Davis/Jared Hefel (WAR) def. Andrew Shie/Brendan Guenther (MC) 8-6
3. Luke Smith/Gregor Kincaid (WAR) def. Matthew Simonson/Adam Greer (MC) 8-0

Up next, the Knights will hit the road and travel to Indianola, Iowa for a matchup against Simpson College on Saturday, March 27 at 9 a.m.