MORRIS, Minn. – On Saturday afternoon, the Bethany Lutheran men's and women's tennis teams concluded the 2017 regular season with an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference match against Minnesota-Morris Cougars. Both the men and women were victorious in the efforts against UMM.
 
MEN'S MATCH: BLC 9, UMM 0
The Vikings ended the 2017 schedule in style, going a perfect nine-for-nine against Minnesota-Morris. The following athletes earned victories for Head Coach Jill Bailey on Saturday afternoon. Andrew Jelken, Laine Larson, Dalton Werckman, Carter Dahl, Jacob Kubler, Dexter Jackson and Jordan Poff.

 
WOMEN'S MATCH: BLC 8, UMM 1
The Vikings went a perfect six-for-six in the singles portion of the conference match against the Cougars. Alicia Kranz defeated her opponent in the No. 1 singles spot while Denae Walton followed with a 6-0, 6-2 win at the No. 2 position. Sabrina Batalden and Megan Braatz picked up victories in the middle of the BLC lineup as Justine Bennett and Kaitlyn Bolte concluded singles play with 6-1, 6-4 and 6-1, 6-1 wins.

In doubles, Kranz and Braatz were successful in picking up the 8-1 victory at the No. 1 spot, as Walton and Batalden rounding out the scoring for BLC with a 8-4 victory in the second doubles match.
 
UP NEXT: UMAC POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT
Both the men's and women's team will now compete in the 2017 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Postseason Tournament on May 5 and 6 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Competition will begin on Friday, May 5th with the BLC men's team taking on the Northwestern Eagles at 6 p.m. The BLC women's team will play the number one seed St. Scholastica Saints at 8:30 p.m. All postseason matches will be played at the Baseline Tennis Center.

For more information regarding the postseason tournament, see the links below:
Click HERE for men's tournament
Click HERE for women's tournament
 
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MEDIA: If you need further information, please feel free to contact Lucas Herd at 507-344-7856 or email lucas.herd@blc.edu.