[Men's Tennis] Viking Men's Tennis Collects 7-2 Win Over Central College

Des Moines, Iowa – The Grand View men's tennis team opened their 2018 spring season this weekend with a  7-2 victory over Central College. The Viking won five of their six singles matches and two of their three doubles. 

"These last two weeks we've been putting a lot of focus on our doubles play and it definitely showed this weekend," Head Coach Austin Grundy said. "The GV men were able to come out with a couple wins and a very close, very well fought match. Everyone's movement was much more confident and comfortable, and their volleys were a lot stronger as well."

Singles

1. Andree Stevensson (JR/Karlstad, Sweden) (GVU) def. Garret Taylor (CC) 6-0, 6-1

2. Yasha Litvak (SO/Clive, Iowa) (GVU) def. Scott Wilson (CC) 6-0, 6-3

3. Zach Martin (SR/Auburn, Washington) (GVU) def. Jimmy Cunningham (CC) 6-0, 7-5

4. Ryan Kucera (SO/Creston, Iowa) (GVU) def. Josh Phillip (CC) 7-5, 6-2

5. Ben Zoller (SO/Lenexa, Kansas) (GVU) def. Danny Anderson (CC) 6-4, 4-6, 10-8

6. David Boschma (CC) def. Derek Fenton (SR/Urbandale, Iowa) (GVU) 7-5, 6-1

Doubles

1. Stevensson/Martin (GVU) def. Taylor/Cunningham (CC) 8-3

2. Litvak/Kucera (GVU) def. Wilson/Boschma (CC) 8-5

3. Phillip/Anderson (CC) def. Zoller/Fenton (GVU) 8-6

Up next...

The Vikings are on the road this Saturday, February 3rd at (RV) Hastings College. The match starts at 10:30 am in Hastings, Nebraska.