Men's Tennis Claims 8-1 Win Over Grand Valley State

The Northwood University men's tennis team earned an important 8-1 win over Grand Valley State Saturday afternoon (April 6).

The match was a contest between the final two unbeaten teams in the GLIAC.  Northwood is now 8-4 overall, 6-0 in the GLIAC.  GVSU stands at 13-8 overall, 8-1 in the GLIAC.

Northwood earned a pair of quick wins at the top two flights of doubles to take an early lead.  NU then earned the sweep in doubles thanks to a 9-7 victory by Konstantin Zhukov and Samual Walendowsky in the No. 3 match.

The Timberwolves continued their strong play in singles, posting five straight-set victories.  GVSU earned their lone point in a super tiebreaker win at No. 2 singles.

Northwood will play another big match Tuesday (April 9) against second-place Ferris State.  First serve is set for Noon.

Singles competition
1. Jean Menard (NU) def. Francis Bertrand (GVM) 6-3, 6-2
2. Andrew Darrell (GVM) def. Marcus Oliveira (NU) 6-2, 5-7, 12-10
3. Florian Boggia (NU) def. Bryan Hodges (GVM) 7-5, 6-3
4. Lorenzo Montegiorgi (NU) def. Andrew Bole (GVM) 6-2, 6-1
5. Victor Kasak (NU) def. Michael Kaye (GVM) 6-2, 6-4
6. Konstantin Zhukov (NU) def. Quinn Sylow (GVM) 6-2, 6-4 

Doubles competition
1. Jean Menard/Florian Boggia (NU) def. Francis Bertrand/Bryan Hodges (GVM) 8-1
2. Marcus Oliveira/Lorenzo Montegiorgi (NU) def. Andrew Darrell/Quinn Sylow (GVM) 8-2
3. Konstantin Zhukov/Samual Walendowsky (NU) def. Andrew Bole/Ben Esh-Nauta (GVM) 9-7