Men’s Tennis Defeats Calvin

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—The Illinois Tech men’s tennis team drove out to Michigan on Saturday to take on the Knights of Calvin College in the afternoon. Tech (6-6) was victorious, downing the Knights (5-2) 5-4.

How It Happened

  • The Scarlet Hawks second and third doubles tandems won decisive matches over their counterparts. Yousef Abdo and Adam Laitinen were awesome in an 8-2 win, while Brody Croonquist and Davis Housman won 8-3.
  • In singles, Abdo led the way in the #2 spot with a tight 7-6, 0-6, 6-3 victory.
  • Franklin Zhong was also victorious in #3, winning 6-3, 6-2. In #4, Housman dominated to the tune of a 6-1, 6-0 win.

Up Next

  • Tech is off until its spring trip to Florida, which kicks off on March 18 with a contest against Bethel at Orlando’s UTSA National Center.