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Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Knights Defeat Central 6-3 in A-R-C Dual

WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's tennis won its 11th straight matchup after defeating Central College 6-3 at home. The Knights are now 21-7 overall and move to 3-1 in American Rivers Conference play.
 
How It Happened
The Orange & Black took both number one and two doubles with the teams of Lucas Huffman/Jackson Eells and Cade Davis/Griffin Steiniger both securing wins.
 
Huffman added another win in number one doubles to move to 17-3 on the season and extend his records. His partner Eells earned a singles win in the third position after dropping the first set and then winning the next two. Ells is now 12-7 overall in singles play and 8-6 in the number three spot.
 
AJ Wilkins and Kyle Sehlin closed out the conference victory with wins in the fifth and sixth position respectively. Wilkins moves to 4-0 to remain undefeated in the fifth spot and Sehlin is now 10-2 on the season at number six singles.
 
Next Time Out
The Knight's will continue A-R-C play with a home matchup against Luther on Tuesday, Apr. 26.
 
Wartburg 6, Central 3
Singles competition
1. Lucas Huffman (WARMT) def. Tanner Finken (CENM) 6-0, 6-1
2. Trey Melvin (CENM) def. Cade Davis (WARMT) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6)
3. Jackson Eells (WARMT) def. Brad DiLeo (CENM) 0-6, 6-2, 6-3
4. Nick Scott (CENM) def. Griffin Steiniger (WARMT) 6-3, 6-0
5. AJ Wilkins (WARMT) def. Ayden Fletcher (CENM) 6-3, 6-4
6. Kyle Sehlin (WARMT) def. Matthew Den Adel (CENM) 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (12-10)
 
Doubles competition
1. Lucas Huffman/Jackson Eells (WARMT) def. Tanner Finken/Nick Scott (CENM) 8-4
2. Cade Davis/Griffin Steiniger (WARMT) def. Trey Melvin/Ayden Fletcher (CENM) 8-2
3. Brad DiLeo/Caleb Hamerlinck (CENM) def. AJ Wilkins/Kyle Sehlin (WARMT) 8-3

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