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Women's Tennis
Cornell 6, MLC 3
MOUNT VERNON, Iowa -- The Martin Luther College women’s tennis team dropped its non-conference match at Cornell 6-3 on Thursday.
The Knights scored their first point in doubles thanks to an 8-0 win by the number-three team of Abigail Schewe and Katie Kutz, but the Rams won the other two doubles contests by the scores of 8-0 and 8-2 to take a 2-1 overall lead.
In singles, MLC scored two points thanks to straight sets wins by number-five Sarah Hoffe (6-2, 6-0) and number-six Hannah Broring (6-3, 6-0), but Cornell took the first four singles matches to secure the overall win.
MLC fell to 0-5 on the season in defeat.
The Knights will return to action on Saturday when they host UW-Superior in the first home match of the season.
Men's Tennis
Cornell 7, MLC 2
MOUNT VERNON, Iowa -- The Martin Luther College men’s tennis team lost its Thursday match at Cornell College by the final of 7-2.
MLC jumped on the board in number-three tennis thanks to an 8-5 win by the team of Marcus Sims and Elijah Schulz, but the Rams won the other two doubles contests 8-1 and 8-1 to take a 2-1 overall lead.
In singles play, Sims scored his second point of the day with a 6-2, 6-1 win, but Cornell was able to win the other five matches. Schulz took his number-five singles match to a tiebreaker, but fell 6-3, 6-7, 0-1 (10-3).
MLC dropped to 0-4 on the season in defeat. The Knights will return to action on Saturday when they host UW-Superior in the home opener.