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Men’s tennis goes 1-1 over weekend

DeKALB — The men’s tennis team opened the 2018 season splitting matches Saturday against Drake University and Tennessee Tech University.

After a 4-0 loss in the morning to Drake, the defending Missouri Valley Conference champions, the Huskies shrugged it off and defeated Tennessee Tech 4-3.

“We played so well,” said Head Coach Patrick Fisher. “The enthusiasm, physical condition, leadership and character we showed was amazing.”

Saturday Morning – Drake

Redshirt senior Eric Marbach and redshirt freshman Kristopher Ortega lost the doubles match 6-2 at No. 1. Seniors Georg Lundkvist and Louis-Philippe Hamel also fell 6-3 at No.