ARDEN HILLS, Minn. – The No. 5 seeded Bethel University men's tennis team opens the 2021 MIAC Playoffs at No. 4 seeded Macalester today (Tuesday, May 4) making their eighth all-time appearance. First serve comes at 4:30 p.m.
Per Macaleter's spectator policy, no spectators will be allowed. Fans can watch each court live by clicking
here.
The Royals are making back-to-back appearances in the MIAC Playoffs for the first time since 2009-10. Back in 2019, the Royals and Scots met in an exact same five-four quarterfinal matchup where BU came away with a 5-3 victory.
Bethel holds a 5-7 (.417) all-time conference playoff record. As a five seed, the Royals are 1-2 all-time. BU has made the semifinals of the tournament in their last two appearances and five out of their seven total appearances.
2021 Season Statistics (5-9 overall, 5-4 MIAC)
| Singles |
Overall |
Dual |
Conf |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Streak |
Last 10 |
| Beckers, Erik |
4-10 |
4-10 |
4-5 |
4-10 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
L 4 |
3-7 |
| Creelman, Tyler |
6-8 |
6-8 |
5-4 |
— |
— |
1-0 |
5-8 |
— |
— |
L 3 |
5-5 |
| Kantor, Zach |
4-9 |
4-9 |
3-5 |
— |
4-9 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
L 4 |
2-8 |
| Lukkarila, Jacob |
5-8 |
5-8 |
5-3 |
— |
— |
— |
1-0 |
4-8 |
— |
L 2 |
4-5 |
| Mueller, Joey |
10-4 |
10-4 |
5-4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2-0 |
8-4 |
L 2 |
6-4 |
| Reilly, Jason |
6-8 |
6-8 |
5-4 |
— |
1-0 |
5-8 |
— |
— |
— |
L 2 |
6-4 |
| Wyly, Luke |
2-0 |
2-0 |
2-0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2-0 |
W 2 |
2-0 |
| Total |
37-47 |
37-47 |
29-25 |
4-10 |
5-9 |
6-8 |
6-8 |
6-8 |
10-4 |
— |
— |
| Percentage |
.440 |
.440 |
.537 |
.286 |
.357 |
.429 |
.429 |
.429 |
.714 |
— |
— |
| Doubles Teams |
|
Overall |
Dual |
Conf |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Streak |
Last 10 |
| Beckers, Erik |
Reilly, Jason |
7-7 |
7-7 |
6-3 |
7-7 |
— |
— |
L 3 |
5-5 |
| Lukkarila, Jacob |
Creelman, Tyler |
5-8 |
5-8 |
4-4 |
— |
— |
5-8 |
L 2 |
3-7 |
| Lukkarila, Jacob |
Wyly, Luke |
1-0 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
— |
— |
1-0 |
W 1 |
1-0 |
| Mueller, Joey |
Creelman, Tyler |
1-0 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
— |
1-0 |
— |
W 1 |
1-0 |
| Mueller, Joey |
Kantor, Zach |
3-10 |
3-10 |
3-5 |
— |
3-10 |
— |
L 2 |
2-8 |
| Total |
17-25 |
17-25 |
15-12 |
7-7 |
4-10 |
6-8 |
— |
— |
| Percentage |
.405 |
.405 |
.556 |
.500 |
.286 |
.429 |
— |
— |