ALMA, Mich.- Lake Superior State men's tennis defeated Alma during a nonconference match Saturday, winning 5-4. The Lakers (2-9 overall, 0-2 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference) took two victories in the doubles portion before splitting the singles matches at three games apiece with the Scots.
Grant Link and Ieuan Lister picked up the No. 1 doubles victory with a 8-2 win over Bryan Schutte and Trent Pontious. In No. 2 doubles the Lakers earned a 8-6 win as the duo of Mateusz Izycki and Hunter Koster held on to victory over Luke Van Fleet and Jared Guy.
The Lakers took a 2-1 lead into the transition to singles competition. The teams split the singles contests with the Lakers winning the first three singles matches and the Scots taking the wins in the fourth thru sixth matches.
The victory by Link in No. 3 singles secured the match for the Lakers with the fifth win.
The Lakers will host Ohio Dominican and Walsh March 21-22 and close out the month with home matches against Ferris State and Grand Valley on March 28-29.
Lake Superior State University vs Alma College (Mar 14, 2015)
Lake Superior State University 5, Alma College 4
Mar 14, 2015 at Alma, MI (Superior Street Tennis Complex)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Mateusz Izycki (LSMT) def. Bryan Schutte (ALMAM) 6-3, 6-3 |
| 2. Jake Prime (LSMT) def. Trent Pontious (ALMAM) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 3. Grant Link (LSMT) def. Jared Guy (ALMAM) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 4. Grant Hill (ALMAM) def. Ieuan Lister (LSMT) 1-6, 7-6, 10-7 |
| 5. Luke Van Fleet (ALMAM) def. TJ Meyers (LSMT) 6-4, 3-6, 13-11 |
| 6. Noah Ackerman (ALMAM) def. Luke Ogren (LSMT) 6-3, 6-3 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Grant Link/Ieuan Lister (LSMT) def. Bryan Schutte/Trent Pontious (ALMAM) 8-2 |
| 2. Mateusz Izycki/Hunter Koster (LSMT) def. Luke Van Fleet/Jared Guy (ALMAM) 8-6 |
| 3. Grant Hill/Damien Arthur (ALMAM) def. TJ Meyers/Jake Prime (LSMT) 9-8 |
| Match Notes |
| Lake Superior State University 2-9 |
| Alma College 3-5 |
