New Ulm, MN - The MLC men's tennis team took Crown to a tightly contested match on the MLC tennis courts on Thursday, but the Polars edged out the Knights 4-3.

MLC had beaten Crown 4-3 in February on a neutral indoor court. On Thursday, the Knights took Crown down to the brink in all three doubles matches, losing 4-6 in all of them, giving the Polars the point.

In singles play, MLC won three games and was competitive in another matchup. Two of MLC's victories came in third-set tiebreaker fashion as Matthew Koelpin beat his No. 4 opponent 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 and Silas Hillmer won No. 6 singles by a final of 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-8). Abraham Schlomer cruised in his No. 5 singles win 6-1, 6-2, while Eli Stern was very close to putting the Knights over the top with a close 4-6, 5-7 loss in No. 2 singles.

MLC will go on the road on Monday, April 20, when they play Hamline University at 3:30 p.m.