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Box Score

Mar. 2, 2018 – In their final match before heading south for Spring Break, the North Central College men's tennis team fought off Concordia University Wisconsin, 5-4 on Friday evening indoors at Naperville Tennis Club.
 
The Cardinals (5-5) took an all-important 2-1 lead after doubles play, as Tyler Haizel and Tyler Bussell clawed out an 8-5 win over Brad Guendel and Cole Werning at the No. 3 position, while Victor Krueger and Marco Salazar teamed up to defeat Gabe Binversie and Peter Kloda, 8-4 at No. 2.
 
The Falcons (1-6) evened the score 2-2 with a win at No. 2 singles, but Bussell took back the lead for North Central with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Kloda at No. 5, while Lucas Pindak increased the lead 4-2 with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Nathan Raskin at the No. 6 position.
 
At the No. 1 spot, Krueger earned his 50^th career win over Nolan Rademacher, 7-5, 6-1 to seal the match victory for North Central in what proved to be an important win as Concordia-Wisconsin was victorious at No. 3 and No. 4.
 
North Central opens their Spring Break trip on Friday, Mar. 16, squaring off against Earlham College in Orlando, Fla.