MOORHEAD, Minn. - The Bethel Royals have done it again. For the third consecutive year, the men's tennis team has clinched a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) playoff berth, and they did it with authority by sweeping the Concordia Cobbers 9-0.
First singles player
Tom Ronning (Jr., Alexandria, Minn.) rallied from behind and forced a tiebreaker set to win his match, while the rest of the team won in straight sets.
Bethel is now 9-4 overall and 6-2 in MIAC play, while Concordia falls to 6-8 overall and 2-6 in the conference. The Royals are scheduled to host St. Cloud State University at 4:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon at the Ona Orth Athletic Complex for their next match.
Results
Bethel University 9, Concordia-Moorhead 0
Apr 25, 2009 at Moorhead, Minn. (Concordia College)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Tom Ronning (BU-MT) def. Matt Edin (CC) 0-6, 7-6 (7-5), 10-8 |
| 2. David Torres (BU-MT) def. Chad Smith (CC) 6-2, 7-5 |
| 3. Kent Nichols (BU-MT) def. Jordan Swanson (CC) 6-4, 6-4 |
| 4. Joel Cassens (BU-MT) def. Justin LaBeaux (CC) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 5. Jordan LeFebvre (BU-MT) def. Arnie Andreasen (CC) 6-1, 7-6 (7-1) |
| 6. Jordan McIver (BU-MT) def. Bryn Homuth (CC) 7-5, 6-3 |
