St. Paul, MN - The MLC men's tennis went down in straight sets to Northwestern 9-0. 

The Eagles dominated from the opening serve, sweeping the Knights in doubles competition 8-0, 8-0, 8-1. The lone point came from the tandem of Josiah Koelpin and Silas Steinbrenner in the No. 3 match.

MLC struggled to get much going in singles play as well, as all individual matches ended in two sets. Josiah Wordell, Matthew Koelpin, and Brian Friesenegger would each score two points in their matches, but no MLC player managed to get any closer to winning a set.

The Knights were shutout in both matches against Northwestern this season, as the Eagles proved why they are at the top of the UMAC standings.

MLC falls to (2-9, 2-3) on the season and will face Bethany on Tuesday, April 18. The Knights will look to avenge their 6-3 loss to the Vikings on April 4 to remain in the top half of conference standings.