ADA – After having a match cancelled the day before due to weather, the East Central University men's tennis team got back on the courts and claimed a 9-0 win over Lindenwood in NCAA Central Region action.

Box Score

The Tigers (7-8) started the match by taking all three doubles matches for the early lead.

Junior Erik Eldagsen and sophomore Adria Abella were the first to finish, earning an 8-3 win at No. 2 doubles over Ghenea and Adrian Beloqui. 

Junior Trevor Kipping and sophomore Marc Lerch then took an 8-5 decision at No. 3 doubles followed by sophomore Alex Fillat and redshirt freshman Albert Lapiedra who earned an 8-4 win at No. 1 doubles.

Eldagsen made the score 4-0, defeating Gaspari 6-3, 6-1 at No. 4 singles.  Match-point then came from Lerch at No. 5 singles, with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Barraud.

The Tigers will now get ready for the opening match in Great American Conference action against Ouachita Baptist, Saturday, April 2 at 1 p.m. in Arkadelphia, Ark.