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Men's tennis picks up first win at Alma

ALMA, Mich. – Lake Superior State men's tennis earned their first victory of the season with a 7-2 victory over Alma College. The win Sunday closed the weekend road trip against nonconference opponents after falling 7-2, at Lawrence Tech on Saturday.

The Lakers (1-3) claimed a 2-1 lead from the doubles portion from the No. 1 and No. 2 pairings. Jake Prime and Luis Valderrama opened No. 1 doubles with an 8-2 victory over Damien Arthur and Luke Van Fleet. In second doubles, Joseph Gilman and Ieuan Lister teamed up in defeating Grant Hill and Noah Ackerman, 8-2.

Prime and Valderrama continued their winning ways with victories in first and second singles, respectively. Prime scored a 6-2, 6-3 win over Hill in the top singles match while Valderrama notched a two-set victory over Van Fleet with a 6-1, 7-6 (8-6).

Gilman and Lister each followed up with victories in No. 3 and No. 4 singles respectively and Peter Summers claimed a 6-2, 6-3 win No. 6 singles. Gilman rolled with a 6-0 , 6-0 drubbing of Jonathon Groening and Lister fought back from an opening-set loss to Evan Vergitj to win in three sets 5-7, 6-4, 10-4.

The Lakers next travel to face Lewis University on Wednesday, March 1.

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Players Mentioned

Joseph Gilman

Joseph Gilman

Freshman
Ieuan Lister

Ieuan Lister

6' 3"
Junior
Jake Prime

Jake Prime

Junior
Peter Summers

Peter Summers

Freshman
Luis Valderrama

Luis Valderrama

6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Joseph Gilman

Joseph Gilman

Freshman
Ieuan Lister

Ieuan Lister

6' 3"
Junior
Jake Prime

Jake Prime

Junior
Peter Summers

Peter Summers

Freshman
Luis Valderrama

Luis Valderrama

6' 0"
Sophomore