MEN’S TENNIS

Top-seeded Indiana Wesleyan knocked the 4th-seeded Forester men’s tennis team out of the Crossroads League tournament Thursday afternoon at Sutter Tennis Center by handing their visitors a 5-1 loss in semifinal action of the tourney.

Sebastian Salas and Giovanni Martinez teamed up for their team’s only W of the day by claiming an 8-6 win over Tyler Abbott and Andrew Block at No. 3 doubles.

The Foresters advanced to the semis by sending 5th-seeded Spring Arbor home with a 5-2 loss last night in the quarterfinals of the league tourney. Eckert’s crew wraps up the fall portion of their schedule with an overall record of 8-5.

SINGLES RECAP
No. 1 – Eli Steiner (IWU) def. Ignacio Poncio (HU) 6-1, 6-4
No. 2 – Diego Freire (IWU) def. Illia Turaba (HU) 7-6, 3-2
No. 3 – Grant Esposito (IWU) def. Mariano Echevarria (HU) 6-3, 6-2
No. 4 – Tyler Abbott (IWU) def. Sebastian Salas (HU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 – Andrew Block (IWU) vs. Giovanni Martinez (HU) – DNF
No. 6 – Parker Kalis (IWU) vs. Niko Rongos (HU) – DNF

DOUBLES RECAP
No. 1 – Steiner/Esposito (IWU) def. Poncio/Rongos (HU) 8-5
No. 2 – Freire/Riley Worland (IWU) def. Turaba /Echevarria (HU) 9-8
No. 3 – Martinez/Salas (HU) def. Abbott/Block (IWU) 8-6