Coyotes Clip Concordia Men’s Tennis 5-4

by Garrett Suchanek

The Concordia men’s tennis team’s win streak was snapped at three when Kansas Wesleyan earned a 5-4 win over the Bulldogs on Wednesday afternoon in Salina, Kansas.

The Coyotes won the final singles match of the day to clinch the victory. The Coyotes claimed two of the three doubles matches, while Concordia split the six singles matches 3-3.

Freshman Gabriel Poling and freshman Tommy McNish were the only doubles team for the Bulldogs to earn a win. Poling and McNish won 8-3.

In singles play Concordia won at the No. 1, 2 and 5 spots. Freshman Willy Pardos won as the No. 1 player in three sets 6-1, 2-6 and 10-6. Freshman Thomas Greeff and Poling both won in straight sets. Greeff won 6-3 and 6-1, while Poling won 6-3 and 6-0.

The Bulldogs will take the courts again tomorrow at 3 p.m. when they face Friends University.