RESULTS

OWATONNA, Minn. - The Martin Luther College men's tennis team defeated Minnesota Morris 8-1 in a non-conference match on Thursday at Owatonna Tennis Center.

The Knights jumped out to a 3-0 lead thanks to a sweep in doubles. The top team of Justin Steinke and Ethan Schultz earned an 8-4 win, while the number two team of Josh Koelpin and Joel Koelpin won 8-3. Nicolas Gartner and Josh Schroeder rounded out the sweep with an 8-1 win in the number three match.

MLC secured the team win by winning five of the six singles matches. Josh and Joel Koelpin, Schultz, Gartner and Schroeder each won in straight sets to score the five points.

The Knights improved to 4-5 on the season with the win, while UMM fell to 1-6 in defeat.

MLC will return to action on Saturday, April 21, when it plays both St. Scholastica and Bethany Lutheran in a doubleheader at Lifetime Fitness in Lakeville, Minn.