STORM LAKE, Iowa (Apr. 13, 2024) - The Buena Vista University men's tennis team was right back on the court Saturday evening to host Wartburg College in an American Rivers Conference match, but despite a strong start, the Beavers were edged by the Knights 7-2.

BVU led 2-1 after doubles play while getting a thrilling 8-6 win by Dalton Pregon and Kaiden DePascale at No. 1. The Knights held off BVU at No. 2 by the score of 8-5 before the duo of Henry Borts and Tyler Harger notched  a big 8-6(6) win at No. 3

Wartburg would go on to take all six singles victories, but the Beavers did take multiple points in half of the sets.

“Despite the loss to a great team, this tonight showed me who we are as a team,” said BVU head coach Brett Groen. “We battled from the start to the finish, and can only hope this is how we continue to fight from this point on. It was fun to see the confidence in our shots tonight and watch us grow as a tennis family. It was great to have Kaiden back in our line up at number one doubles, as he and Dalton got our night started off with a great win followed up by Henry and Tyler with a nail biter at number three doubles as well.”

Buena Vista returns to action on Apr. 19 at home against Luther College starting at 4 p.m.