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SEPT.
9 — Goshen Roll Continues; Drops Grace 6-3
Leafs
beat MCC foe in non-league win, put together first win
streak since '03 |
Goshen, IN — After a late back-out from an unnamed institution turned
Saturday’s proposed three-team tournament into a dual match with Mid-Central
Conference foe Grace College, the results suited Goshen head coach Stan King
just fine.
After all, the 6-3 Goshen win began the program’s first winning streak
since the 2003 season.
Goshen (2-0, 0-0) used consistent, deliberate tennis to knock
out the visiting Lancers in a non-conference match, taking two of the three
doubles positions to lead the way for a four out of five singles run. Coupled
with last Tuesday’s 6-2 win over Indiana Tech, Saturday’s result
equated to the program’s first back-to-back wins since 2003, when the
Leafs knocked off then Huntington College and Bluffton College in 9-0 decisions.
Pleased with Saturday’s final result, King said his team could have
played better tennis — perhaps the thoughts of a leader who’s
program is on the rise.
“Taking two of the three doubles matches was a good start for
our team, and taking four of six singles matches was a good way
to finish it,” King said. “However, I thought our doubles teams
could have played crisper, more aggressive tennis, but hopefully we’ll
learn from this one.”
Again playing without sophomore Shyam Sabanathan due to injury
(click here for related article), Goshen persisted at the bottom
of both round Saturday, taking the final two
doubles positions and the final four singles slots. Freshmen
Aaron Sutter and Joel King made quick work of Grace’s number two doubles
unit in an 8-4 win, while seniors JD Windhorst and Tim Yoder
captured an 8-5 win
at the number three doubles position.
Yoder (six singles), Windhorst (five singles) and sophomore Sheldon
Good (four singles) all won in straight sets, with King capturing the most
intense match of the day at number three singles in a 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 win
over Grace’s Matt Blevins.
“We are fairly evenly matched with Grace, so a 6-3 win was a good
one for the team, though I’m sure our guys who lost their matches will
be glad for another chance to play Grace in our scheduled conference
match later in the season,” Stan King said. “Joel King won his
number three singles match with great determination, and Sheldon Good did
well at
number four singles to stay focused and keep pressure on his
opponent. JD Windhorst and Tim Yoder had their steady games going for them
on their way
to wins at number five and six singles. This week’s two matches should
be good preparation for Tuesday’s conference match with Bethel College.
We are hopeful Shyam Sabanathan’s arm injury will be healed so he can
play in that match.”
Goshen is slated to host the Pilots of Bethel on Tuesday at the
Goshen College Tennis Complex. Match time is set for a 4 p.m. start.
UPDATE: Tuesday’s match versus Bethel College was
postponed to Friday, Sept. 15 due to inclement weather in the
area. The match will begin at 3:30
p.m. Friday. Goshen will next host Earlham College on Thursday.
That match is also slated for a 4 p.m. start time.
Singles:
#1 Landon Reifsnider (Gr) def Beakal Girma 6-3, 6-0
#2 Jason Sells (Gr) def Aaron Sutter 7-6(7-4), 6-4
#3 Joel King (Go) def Matt Blevins 7-6(7-4), 6-4
#4 Sheldon Good (Go) def Marcus Moore 6-3, 6-2
#5 J D Windhorst (Go) def Adam Bedwell 6-2, 6-1
#6 Tim Yoder (Go) def Scott Absltagen 6-2, 6-1
Doubles:
#1 Reifsnider/Sells (Gr) def Girma/Good 8-4
#2 Sutter/ King (Go) def Blevins/Bedwell 8-4
#3 Windhorst/Yoder (Go) def Moore/Absltagen 8-5
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Joel King
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