Men's Tennis | 4/12/2018 9:33:00 AM

BIG RAPIDS, Mich. – Davenport embarked on their toughest journey so far this season, facing the number one team in the conference. The Panthers, who were 5-1 coming into the match, took on the Bulldogs of Ferris State, who were undefeated prior to the match. Both teams had already solidified a spot in the conference tournament and were fighting to see who would win the conference. The Bulldogs proved to be too much to handle for the Panthers on the day, sweeping all the doubles competitions and only giving up two points in singles. Davenport will hopefully get another crack against the Bulldogs in the GLIAC Tournament.
 
Wednesday, April 11 at 6:00 p.m.
Final score: Davenport-2 | Ferris State University-7
Location: Big Rapids, Mich.
Records: DU (11-6, 5-2) | FSU (17-2, 7-0)
 
Doubles Competition
The doubles matches all went in the Bulldogs direction. In first doubles Marc Lerch and Juan-Louis van Antwerpen put up a great fight. The two lost 9-8 (9-6) to Steward Sell and Nur Adim Iswan. Remy Johansen and Max Hartman had a close match in third doubles as well, losing by only two sets 9-7. In seconds doubles Matthew McClurg and Jonathan Bulmer lost 8-4.
 
Singles Competition
Davenport scored two points in singles and took Ferris State to three sets in two matches. Lerch took care of business at first singles, winning 7-5 and 6-2. Also winning their match was Bulmer, who came from behind for his victory. He fell 6-2 in the first set, then won 6-3 and 6-4 for the three set win. McClurg, van Antwerpen, Johansen, and Michael Digby all fell in their singles matches.
 
Up Next
The Panthers play two non-conference matches this weekend in Indiana. Davenport takes on Indiana Wesleyan on Friday and the University of Northwestern Ohio on Saturday.
 
Story by: Devin Steiner
 
Picture credit: Travis Pierce