ELKHORN, Wis. – Wartburg men's tennis split non-conference play on the road today with a loss at Elhmurst University and a 9-0 sweep at Carroll University.
 
Lucas Huffman and Griffin Steiniger were the lone Knights to pick up singles wins in the 5-4 loss to Elmhurst. In doubles play, both the teams of Cade Davis/Steiniger and Kyle Sehlin/Nile Petersen secured wins.
 
Huffman and Steiniger finished the day 2-0 in singles play, after a 9-0 sweep of Carroll, to lead the Knights. The Orange & Black went 5-1 in doubles play and 8-4 in singles competition today.
 
Next Time Out
The Knights are back on the road tomorrow Sunday, Feb. 20 for a matchup with the University of St. Francis (Ill.) at 10 a.m.
 
Elmhurst 5, Wartburg 4
Singles competition
1. Lucas Huffman (WARMT) def. Bella, Tomas (ELMHURST) 6-0, 6-2
2. Penados, Justin (ELMHURST) def. Cade Davis (WARMT) 7-5, 6-2
3. Cavka, Ben (ELMHURST) def. Jackson Eells (WARMT) 6-4, 6-2
4. Stan, Florin (ELMHURST) def. Nile Petersen (WARMT) 6-4, 6-3
5. Griffin Steiniger (WARMT) def. Reyes, Russell (ELMHURST) 6-2, 6-1
6. Fulmer, Brandon (ELMHURST) def. Kyle Sehlin (WARMT) 5-7, 6-4, 7-6
 
Doubles competition
1. Bella, Tomas/Penados, Justin (ELMHURST) def. Lucas Huffman/Jackson Eells (WARMT) 8-5
2. Cade Davis/Griffin Steiniger (WARMT) def. Cavka, Ben/Stan, Florin (ELMHURST) 8-3
3. Nile Petersen/Kyle Sehlin (WARMT) def. Reyes, Russell/Fulmer, Brandon (ELMHURST) 8-0
 
Wartburg 9, Carroll (WI) 0
Singles competition
1. Lucas Huffman (WARMT) def. McCaffery, Jack (CARROLL) 6-0, 6-0
2. Cade Davis (WARMT) def. Barter, Luke (CARROLL) 6-0, 6-2
3. Griffin Steiniger (WARMT) def. Hofland, Ian (CARROLL) 6-2, 6-3
4. Kyle Sehlin (WARMT) def. Strupp, Ryan (CARROLL) 6-2, 6-0
5. Hunter Gerhardt (WARMT) def. Pierson, Ben (CARROLL) 6-2, 6-1
6. Joseph Haag (WARMT) def. Nowell, Jordan (CARROLL) 6-1, 6-3
 
Doubles competition
1. Jackson Eells/Kyle Sehlin (WARMT) def. Barter, Luke/Hofland, Ian (CARROLL) 8-3
2. Griffin Steiniger/Nile Petersen (WARMT) def. McCaffery, Jack/Strupp, Ryan (CARROLL) 8-4
3. Hunter Gerhardt/Joseph Haag (WARMT) def. Pierson, Ben/Nowell, Jordan (CARROLL) 8-0

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