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IWU makes quick work of HU in CL men's tennis tourney

Host Indiana Wesleyan University made quick work of the Huntington University men's tennis team in quarterfinal action of the Crossroads League men's tennis tournament on Tuesday, Oct. 6, with a 7-2 victory.

Ignacio Poncio had a hand in both Forester wins on the day. He beat Gavin White, 7-5, 7-5, at No. 2 singles, and he teamed up with Joseph Straznicky for an 8-4 win over Leonard Mathews and Brandon Dubuque at first doubles.

The Foresters dropped to 4-9 on the season.

In singles, Straznicky lost at No. 1 to Dubuque, 3-6, 2-6; Giovanni Martinez at third lost, 4-6, 3-6, to Mathews; Vova Kohut at fourth fell to Joel Montgomery, 0-6, 3-6; Jokubas Zadeikis at fifth lost to Tyler Abbott, 1-6, 1-6; and Daniel Strom at No. 6 was blanked, 0-6, 0-6, by Austin Christner.

In doubles, Martinez and Zadeikis were 2-8 losers at No. 2 to Abbott and Montgomery, and Kohut and Strom lost at third doubles, 0-8, to Christner and White.