Storm tripped up by Luther and Wartburg

DECORAH, Iowa - Battling both Luther and Wartburg, Simpson men's tennis dropped both matches in conference action.

Darek Kayser and Seth Orta pushed their second individual sets against Luther the furthest, winning three games before dropping the match. Luther swept the individual and doubles point to clinch the 7-0 win.

Against Wartburg, Grant Love and Hudson Christie nearly went the distance in their doubles match, ultimately falling 6-4. The duo combined to win eight games as individual while Kayser went toe-to-toe with his matchup winning six games.

LUTHER SINGLES RESULTS
1. Juan Herrera (LUT) def. Grant Love (SIM) 6-0, 6-1
2. Rhys Biro-Moore (LUT) def. Hudson Christie (SIM) 6-1, 6-1
3. Jake Nelson (LUT) def. Seth Orta (SIM) 6-0, 6-3
4. Dikshan Chhikara (LUT) def. Darek Kayser (SIM) 6-0, 6-3
5. Geoffrey Stoughton (LUT) def. Reid Jackson (SIM) 6-1, 6-0
6. Jake Althaus (LUT) def. Gavin Pierce (SIM) 6-0, 6-0

LUTHER DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Joao Benvenutti/Abhay Chhabra (LUT) def. Hudson Christie/Grant Love (SIM) 6-1
2. Rhys Biro-Moore/Geoffrey Stoughton (LUT) def. Seth Orta/Blane Wallace (SIM) 6-0
3. Gregor Gottein/Jake Althaus (LUT) def. Gavin Pierce/Reid Jackson (SIM) 6-0

WARTBURG SINGLES RESULTS
1. Cole Palese [WARTMT] def. Grant Love (SIM) 6-2, 6-1
2. John Gustafson [WARTMT] def. Hudson Christie (SIM) 6-1, 6-4
3. Milan Lecic [WARTMT] def. Seth Orta (SIM) 6-0, 6-1
4. Hinata Hayashi [WARTMT] def. Darek Kayser (SIM) 6-3, 6-3
5. Aidan Hull [WARTMT] def. Reid Jackson (SIM) 6-0, 6-1
6. Colton Abels [WARTMT] def. Gavin Pierce (SIM) 6-0, 6-0

WARTBURG DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Benny Ramker / Robert Matera [WARTMT] def. Grant Love / Hudson Christie [SIMM] 6-4
2. Justin Walker / Jack Meincke [WARTMT] def. Darek Kayser / Gavin Pierce [SIMM] 6-0
3. Kellen Jones / Logan Augustine [WARTMT] def. Seth Orta / Blane Wallace [SIMM] 6-2

UP NEXT

Simpson hosts Nebraska Wesleyan in Norwalk, Iowa next Wednesday, April 15 with first serve scheduled for 4:00 p.m.