STORM LAKE, Iowa (Apr. 27, 2026) - The Buena Vista men's tennis team hosted Crown College on Monday afternoon in a non-conference match against Crown College for the first of two matches this week to close out its season. The Polars would, however, come away with a 4-3 victory.
Due to unfavorable playing conditions, the match was forced indoors to the Lamberti Recreation Center on the BVU campus. It played out as a toe-to-toe match by both teams starting right from the opening serve.
BVU was victorious at No. 2 doubles as the tandem of Nick Hiney and Bryson Fredericksen pulled out a thrilling 6-4 victory. The Beavers nearly earned the point but came up just short in a 9-7 tiebreaker at No. 1.
In singles play, two of the Beavers three victories came in three-set tiebreakers with two of their losses also come in the same fashion. Tyler Harger notched one of those triumphs at No. 2 with a 6-4, 6-7, 10-6 score line. Owen Stansberry was able to pull out his thriller by the score of 6-4, 5-7, 10-5. The lone victory by BVU that didn't go three sets was a commanding 6-0, 6-1 straight set win by Jeb Bathrick. Fredericksen and Smith both dropped heartbreaking three-set tiebreakers with Smith dropping his tiebreaker set, 11-9.
