The Millikin Big Blue men’s tennis team lost 2-5 to Greenville University in a non-conference match held in Greenville, Illinois on April 17.
This result highlights the challenges faced by the Big Blue as they continue their season and prepare for upcoming conference play.
In doubles competition, Gillian Nahum and Jorge Aura secured a win at No. 1 doubles with a score of 6-3 against Jade Dynamic and Francisco Trujillo Garcia. On the singles side, Matthew Kordesh won both sets at No. 2 singles, defeating Dynamic with identical scores of 6-4. Harry Masterman added another point for Millikin by winning his No. 5 singles match over Patrick Nobbe, finishing with scores of 6-2 and a tiebreaker victory in the second set, taking it 7-6 (7-4).
Despite these individual successes, Millikin was unable to overcome Greenville’s overall performance in the match.
The team is scheduled to return to action on Tuesday, April 21 when they face Illinois Wesleyan in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin contest.
