GALESBURG, Illinois—The Prairie Fire men's tennis team celebrated senior day on Wednesday with a match against Illinois Valley Community College.
 
Knox (0-16) dropped the match 2-7 with close performances in all doubles matches and many of the singles matches.
 
Brad Newland defeated his counterpart from IVCC 6-1, 6-0 at #4 singles. Matt Bailey and Hank Horwitz teamed up for an 8-1 doubles victory in the #3 spot.
 
Knox will travel to Madison, Wisconsin to compete in the Midwest Conference Championships this weekend.
 
Singles competition
 
1. Aaron Pellican (IVCC) def. Jared Schwarz (KCM) 6-2, 6-0
2. Joe LaShonse (IVCC) def. Jeffrey Xue (KCM) 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (10-2)
3. Mason Clark (IVCC) def. Ganesh Uppalapu (KCM) 6-0, 6-0
4. Brad Newland (KCM) def. Freddy Becker (IVCC) 6-1, 6-0
5. Nick Needs (IVCC) def. Matt Bailey (KCM) 6-1, 6-1
6. TJ Moran (IVCC) def. Hank Horwitz (KCM) 6-2, 6-3
 
Doubles competition
 
1. Aaron Pellican/Mason Clark (IVCC) def. Jared Schwarz/Ganesh Uppalapu (KCM) 8-5
2. Joe LaShonse/Nick Needs (IVCC) def. Jeffrey Xue/Brad Newland (KCM) 8-5
3. Matt Bailey/Hank Horwitz (KCM) def. Ryan Coon/Freddy Becker (IVCC) 8-1