SEWARD, Neb. – The Concordia University Men’s Tennis team will head into next spring with an idea of what can be improved upon. In a clash with an NCAA Division II foe on Saturday (Oct. 9), the Bulldogs were shut out, 7-0, by William Jewell College (Mo.) in Seward. The Cardinals managed to triumph in all singles/doubles matches despite several close calls in singles.
Head Coach Cam Long’s squad also dropped a 6-1 decision to Iowa Central Community College a week earlier. The Bulldogs competed in two tournaments and two duals this fall.
In singles play, tiebreakers in either the first or second set were needed to help decide the outcome at Nos. 1, 2 and 6 singles while No. 3 singles went to a third set tiebreak. The singles lineup for the Bulldogs, in order, included Isaac Howes, Joseph Bindl, Jeremiah Berryman, Eduardo Rojas, Jack Kitson and Juan Rabellino. Concordia had to make a late adjustment when it scratched its No. 1 singles player from the lineup.
In doubles, William Jewell won by scores of 6-1 at No. 1, 6-2 at No. 2 and 6-3 at No. 3. Kitson and Rabellino paired up at No. 3 in the most competitive action.
Most of the 2021-22 season will take place in the spring when all GPAC matches are contested. The spring schedule will be announced soon.