Foresters 5-0 after Victories over Lakeland and Lawrence
Team will travel to St. Norbert on Saturday, California on Sunday
  

Joe Campagna

Lakeland had just five players so only the top two doubles matches were contested. Junior Rocky Tektumanidze (Riverwoods, Ill./Deerfield) and sophomore Alex Presman (Deerfield, Ill/Deerfield) won 8-1 at #1 and junior Ricky Galvez (Poolville, N.Y./Hamilton Central) teamed with sophomore Joe Campagna (Elmwood Park, Ill./Fenwick) for an 8-0 victory at #2.

Tektumanidze prevailed 6-1, 7-5 at the top spot in the singles lineup. Presman and freshmen Jon Flaksman (Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North), Elliot Muth (New York, N.Y./Hill School), and Chris Paterakos (Wilmette, Ill./New Trier) each won 6-0, 6-0 at #2 through #5, respectively.

Lawrence took the early lead with victories at #1 and #2 doubles. Campagna and junior Andrew Fretter (Bloomfield, Mich./Cranbrook Kingswood) pulled out a 9-8 (7-1) triumph at #3.

Flaksman prevailed 6-1, 6-2 at #3 singles and Muth won 6-2, 6-4 at #4. Fretter defeated the Vikings’ #5 player 6-2, 6-0 and Campagna recorded a 6-1, 6-0 victory at #6.

The Foresters will travel to St. Norbert College next Saturday (March 8) for an 11:00 a.m. match against the Green Knights. The next day the team will fly to southern California and take on La Sierra University at 2:00 PST. Other spring break matches will be played at California Institute of Technology on Tuesday (March 11), University of La Verne on Wednesday (March 12), and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges on Friday (March 14).