HILTON HEAD, S.C. -- Mount Union's men's tennis team was edged out by Millikin (Ill.) 5-4 Friday in Hilton Head, S.C.
The Purple Raiders won three of their five matches on the spring trip and are now 5-3 overall on the season.
Millikin (7-3) started the match winning two of the three doubles matches with the Raiders lone win coming at the No. 3 spot from Jacob Barton (Madison) and Scott Fletcher (Canton / GlenOak).
The teams split the six singles matches with Mount Union getting wins from Antonio Massucci (Ashtabula / St. John's) and Justin Kelley (Uniontown / Lake) at the No. 3 and No. 4 spots followed by Tyler Tareshawty (Canfield) at the No. 6 spot.
Mount Union comes back up North and returns to the court Tuesday, March 19 at Grove City (Pa.).
Millikin 5, Mount Union 4
3/15/2019 at Hilton Head, South Carolina (Hilton Head Beach & Tennis Club)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Palley,Jacob (MILLIKIN) def. Robert Cross (MTU) 6-4, 6-3 |
| 2. Sandgren,Colin (MILLIKIN) def. Zach Teffner (MTU) 6-3, 3-6, 10-3 |
| 3. Antonio Massucci (MTU) def. Schwoeppe,Greg (MILLIKIN) 6-3, 5-7, 10-7 |
| 4. Justin Kelley (MTU) def. Bennett,Logan (MILLIKIN) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 5. Owens,Holden (MILLIKIN) def. Jacob Barton (MTU) 6-4, 6-2 |
| 6. Tyler Tareshawty (MTU) def. Laramee,Nick (MILLIKIN) 6-4, 6-4 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Palley,Jacob/Sandgren,Colin (MILLIKIN) def. Robert Cross/Zach Teffner (MTU) 8-5 |
| 2. Bennett,Logan/Schwoeppe,Greg (MILLIKIN) def. Antonio Massucci/Justin Kelley (MTU) 8-2 |
| 3. Jacob Barton/Scott Fletcher (MTU) def. Owens,Holden/Laramee,Nick (MILLIKIN) 8-5 |
| Match Notes |
| Mount Union 5-3 |
| Millikin 7-3 |
| Order finish: Doubles 2,1,3 Singles 4,2,1,3,5,6 |