Lake Forest Splits Pair of MWC South Division Matches
Team defeats Knox, falls at Monmouth
  

Joe Campagna

Lake Forest won two of the three doubles matches against Knox. Sophomore Rocky Tektumanidze (Riverwoods, Ill./Deerfield) and freshman Alex Presman (Deerfield, Ill/Deerfield) prevailed 8-4 at number one and junior Tim Tierney (Woodstock, Ill./Woodstock) teamed with freshman Joe Campagna (Elmwood Park, Ill./Fenwick) for an 8-5 triumph at number three.

The Foresters claimed all six singles matches. Tektumanidze won 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (11-9) at the top spot in the lineup and Presman recorded a 6-4, 6-0 victory at number two. Sophomore Will Hiemenz (St. Louis, Mo./Chaminade) edged out Knox’s number three player 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 1-0 (10-6) and freshman Joel Hainsfurther (Highland Park, Ill./Highland Park) won 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 at four. Sophomore Andrew Fretter (Bloomfield, Mich./Cranbrook Kingswood) triumphed 6-3, 6-0 at number five and Campagna came away with a 6-1, 6-2 win at six.

The Foresters won two of the three doubles matches again against Monmouth. Fretter and Hainsfurther recorded an 8-5 victory at number two and Hiemenz and Tierney prevailed 8-3 at three.

Campagna’s convincing 6-1, 6-0 triumph at number six was the visitors’ only singles victory.

Lake Forest will play five matches in six days, beginning on Tuesday (April 10) at home at 4:00 p.m. against Aurora University. The Foresters will host Rockford College at the same time the next day and will travel to Carroll College on Thursday (April 12) for a 4:00 p.m. contest. On Sunday (April 15) the team will host Elmhurst College at 9:00 a.m. and St. Norbert College at 3:00 p.m.