MANKATO, Minn. – The Eagles' men's tennis team took on Bethany Lutheran College on Friday, duplicating their success over the Vikings from earlier this season (7-2). Northwestern has swept all but one Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) opponents on the season, including a perfect home record at the Johnson Courts at Reynolds Field.
UNW 7, BLC 2
The Purple and Gold took the top three singles matches handedly, dropping just two matches in singles play.
CJ Lloyd (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View) again won No. 1 singles (6-2, 6-4) for the Eagles, while
Brett Jacobus (Lakeville, Minn. /Lakeville North) grabbed the No. 2 singles victory (6-4, 6-3). In No. 3 singles, freshman
Landon Ridpath (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech ) put another notch in the left-hand column (6-2, 6-1) in impressive fashion.
Joshua Kimball (Waseca, Minn./Waseca) finished No. 5 singles with another Eagles' victory (7-6, 6-2) to round off singles play.
UNW swept doubles play, starting with an 8-2 statement win from Lloyd and Jacobus in No. 1 doubles. Partners Ridpath and
Derek Williams (Zimmerman, Minn./Elk River) just snuck away with the No. 2 doubles match (8-6), and Kimball paired with
Cameron Fair (Sterling, Kan./Sterling) for another close win (9-7) in the No. 3 doubles slot.
The Eagles will be back home tomorrow, Saturday, April 30, at 2 p.m. to host the College of St. Scholastica in a final UMAC contest. UNW will look to split the season series with the Saints, as St. Scholastica is the only conference opponent to defeat the Eagles this season.
