ANGOLA, Ind. - It was a tough matchup for the Trine University men’s tennis team as they fell regionally ranked Kalamazoo College 9-0. The Thunder battled at every match and played some very good tennis, but were just unable to secure any victories against the number seven team in the region. The Thunder fall to 11-5 on the season and 2-2 in the MIAA.
Trine ran into a difficult opponent as they dropped every match to the Hornets. Junior Dan Desper (Kendallville, Ind./East Noble) and sophomore Joe Dunbar (Carmel, Ind./Blessed Theodore Guerin) lost in the closest match of the day by a score of 8-6 at first doubles. Sophomore Nick Ihrie (Kendallville, Ind./East Noble) and junior David Murray (Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook) fell at second doubles 8-1 and junior Trevor Derby (Kendallville, Ind./East Noble) and freshman Zach Richardson (Muncie, Ind./Delta) were beat 8-0.
The Thunder fought at every singles position but the results were not in their favor. Dunbar battled back at first singles but fell short as he lost 6-2, 6-4. Desper got off to a quick start but was unable to defeat his second singles opponent as he fell 6-4, 6-2. Murray dropped his third singles march 6-2, 6-0 and freshman Joey Clark (Sturgis, MI/Sturgis) dropped his fourth singles match by a score of 6-0, 6-1. Ihrie fought back at fifth singles but lost the match 6-2, 6-3. Richardson fell in the finals singles match, the sixth pairing, 6-2, 6-0.