SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — The Lawrence Technological University men's tennis team hosted the Forresters from Huntington.
In doubles:
Louam Boivin/
Redwane Bouhajda won the 3-doubles match against Mateo Ameller/Agusto Fajardo 6-3.
Antoine Haurez/
Takuya King lost to Facundo Hanni Elias/Andres Jimenez 6-3.
Evan Morgan/
Juan Jose Escriba Pastor were defeated by Agustin Agosto/Valentin Mussi in the top-flight battle 6-3, earning the victory for HU.
HU 1, LTU 0.
In singles:
3-seeded King beat Hanni Elias 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-3), in one of the most evenly matched battles of the day.
HU 1, LTU 1.
2-seeded Boivin also won in three sets, facing Jimenez 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
LTU 2, HU 1.
In the top flight, Morgan won the first set against Mussi, but came away with the short end of the stick 6-3, 5-7, 5-7.
LTU 2, HU 2.
Escriba Pastor lost the 5-singles match against Ameller in straight 6-1 sets.
HU 3, LTU 2.
Bouhajda's 6-singles Fajardo won 6-1, 7-6.
LTU 3, HU 3.
4-seeded Haurez foiled Pablo Lopez Real 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. This secured the victory for LTU.
LTU 4, HU 3.
The Blue Devils claimed their third victory of their spring season with a 4-3 win.
Coach Mertz on the match: "I'm so proud of the boys today. They fought through adversity today to beat a strong Huntington team that has been in the national rankings the past few weeks. This match was one of the best college tennis matches I've been a part of and we are going to keep building off this momentum for the rest of the season!"
The Blue Devils return to action on Saturday when they host Bethel University at 4 pm at Franklin Athletic Club.
