WAVERLY, Iowa - Wartburg men's tennis will compete in two American Rivers Conference contests this week against the University of Dubuque on Tuesday, April 6 at 3:30 p.m. and Nebraska Wesleyan University on Saturday, April 10 at 11 a.m. 

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The Knights (7-9, 1-1 A-R-C) are coming home a 3-0 weekend with wins over Simpson, St. Ambrose and Cornell. In fact, the Orange & Black have came away victorious in their past four matches. Junior Lucas Huffman leads the way for Wartburg with a 12-4 record in singles play at the No. 1 position and is 8-2 in his last 10. Freshman Cade Davis has also performed well for the Knights with a 11-4 ledger in singles.  

In doubles, Huffman has been just as dominate with an 11-5 tally at the No. 1 spot. Huffman's counterpart for much of the season, freshman Jackson Eells, is a solid 10-5 in doubles. As a team, Wartburg is 50-46 in singles and 23-25 in doubles. 

The Spartans of Dubuque come into the contest with a 2-10 record. UD has beaten Wisconsin Lutheran College this spring and Gustavus College back in the fall. Stefan Zrnic paces Dubuque with a 3-8 tally in singles at the No. 1 position. Devon Gerber and Zach Norman also have a team-high three wins in singles. The duo of Zrnic and Brady McIntyre are a team-best 3-5 in doubles. 

Nebraska Wesleyan did not compete in the fall season and has totaled a 1-2 record this spring with a 9-0 win over Dubuque. Ryan Carey leads the Prairie Wolves with a 2-1 record at the No. 1 singles position.