HILTON HEAD, S.C. - The Trine University men’s and women’s tennis teams concluded their Spring Break trip with fantastic results as the men’s team went undefeated at 4-0 while the women were 3-1.
The men’s squad (4-5 overall) came into the break with a 0-5 record, but proved they will be a tough opponent come conference season as they knocked off two Division II teams in Malone and Post. The Thunder started the trip off with a 9-0 win over the St. Louis School of Pharmacy, then a 5-4 victory over Malone, followed by a 6-3 win over Post and finished up with an 8-1 victory over Alvernia.
In singles action, Trine dropped just three of 24 matches. Freshman Caleb Knust (Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield) and seniors Trevor Derby (Kendallville, Ind./East Noble) and Dan Desper (Kendallville, Ind./East Noble) all went undefeated at 4-0 for the week. Sophomore Joey Clark (Sturgis, Mich./Sturgis) was also undefeated in singles play with a 3-0 record.
In doubles action, the team of junior Nick Ihrie (Kendallville, Ind./East Noble) and senior David Murray (Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook) also won all four of their matches.
On the women’s side, the Thunder (6-3 overall) started the week with an 8-1 victory over the St. Louis School of Pharmacy and then dropped their only match of the week to Malone 6-3. Trine rebounded with a 7-2 win over Saint Vincent and finished off their trip with an 8-1 win over Alvernia.
The doubles team of juniors Jessica Huhnke (Newburgh, Ind./Castle) and Chrissy Uphaus (Centerville, Ind./Centerville) along with the duo of senior Samantha Willmann (Anderson, Ind./Frankton) and junior Lauren Schlueter (Akron, Ohio/Revere) went a perfect 4-0 on the week.
On the singles side, freshman Lexi Mack (Temperance, Mich./Bedford) was the only undefeated player on the week at 3-0. Also, sophomore Erin Kwaske (Jackson, Mich./Western), junior Chrissy Uphaus (Centerville, Ind./Centerville) along with Schlueter and Huhnke all went 3-1 in singles play for the week.