Men's Tennis

Kennedy Wins at Singles, Passett/Villacres Capture Doubles as Men's Tennis Falls to Davenport In GLIAC Match Sunday

GRIFFITH, Ind. -- Sophomore Dru Kennedy (LaPorte, Ind./LaPorte) won at No. 6 singles, junior Jonluke Passett (Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandberg) and senior Mauricio Villacres (Guayaquil, Ecuador) won at No. 3 doubles as the Purdue Northwest men's tennis team dropped a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference match. 

Kennedy won at No. 6 singles against DU's Matt Leatherman, 5-7, 6-1, 1-0. Passett and Villacres picked up the victory at No. 3 doubles against Davenport's Michael Digby and Matt Leatherman, 7-5.

Davenport won the other two matches at doubles competition to go ahead 1-0. PNW put up a fight at No. 2 doubles as Leon Kah (Munich, Germany) and Kennedy lost 7-5.

Passett fought hard at No. 4 singles but DU's Johnny Bulmer came back after dropping the first set, 6-4, 3-6, 3-6. Villacres had a battle at No. 5 singles but lost to Mike Digby, 7-5, 6-3.

Gisy won two games in the first set and three in the second but DU's Remy Johanson won at No. 1 singles, 6-2, 6-3. Gregory Kvint (Philadephia, Penn./Lower Moreland) picked up a couple of games in each of his sets at No. 3 singles but suffered the defeat, 6-2, 6-2.

PNW returns to action Saturday, April 6 as the Pride host Michigan Tech starting at 10 a.m. at Park Forest Tennis and Fitness Club.

 

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Players Mentioned

Dru Kennedy

Dru Kennedy

Sophomore
Jonluke Passett

Jonluke Passett

Junior
Mauricio Villacres

Mauricio Villacres

Senior
Gregory Kvint

Gregory Kvint

Freshman
Leon Kah

Leon Kah

Senior

Players Mentioned

Dru Kennedy

Dru Kennedy

Sophomore
Jonluke Passett

Jonluke Passett

Junior
Mauricio Villacres

Mauricio Villacres

Senior
Gregory Kvint

Gregory Kvint

Freshman
Leon Kah

Leon Kah

Senior