GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Davenport enjoyed their second straight GLIAC victory today after defeating Tiffin 7-2. The Panthers handled the Dragons with ease and currently sit tied for first in the conference with Northwood and Ferris State. Davenport led 2-1 after the doubles competitions finished and then won five out of six matches in singles to run away with the match.
 
Sunday, March 25 at 3:00 p.m.
Final score: Davenport-7 | Tiffin-2
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich.
Records: DU (8-4, 2-0) | TU (8-8, 1-1)
 
Doubles Competition
The Dragons scored the first point of the match by winning in third doubles. Remy Johansen and Max Hartman fell to Toby Cutting and Tom Arias 8-3 in that match. The Panthers took the lead after they won in first and second doubles. Marc Lerch and Juan-Louis van Antwerpen won 9-7 in first doubles, while Matthew McClurg and Jonathan Bulmer won 8-6 in second doubles. Davenport took a 2-1 lead heading into singles.
 
Singles Competition
The Panthers continued to build their lead as each singles match came to an end. Bulmer finished first in singles, winning 6-3 and 6-2 in fourth singles. In the first singles slot Lerch took a 7-6 (7-4) and 6-4 decision over Luis Ludena to give DU a 4-1 lead. The match-winning point was earned by Antwerpen, who won 3-6, 6-4, and 6-2 in second singles to give DU their fifth point. McClurg and Michael Digby scored the final two points for the Panthers. McClurg won 6-4, 3-6, and 7-6 (7-5) in third singles. Digby won 6-4 and 6-1 in sixth singles, where he is 6-2 on the season.


 
Up Next
Davenport continues conference play by hosting Purdue University-Northwest on Saturday, March 31. This match will also be played at the MVP Sportsplex in Grand Rapids.
 
Story by: Devin Steiner
 
Picture credit: Tyler Triemstra