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Grinnell netters lose pair of thrillers in Florida

UW-La Crosse 5, Grinnell 4
Hobart 5, Grinnell 4


ORLANDO, Fla. –Grinnell College's men's tennis squad lost a pair of thrillers Tuesday, falling by 5-4 scores to both the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Hobart.
 
In the match with UW-La Crosse, the Pioneers got singles wins from Elliott Czarnecki '15 at No. 1 (3-6, 6-2, 10-3), Tracy Johnson '16 at No. 5 (6-1, 7-6) and Charlie Wilhelm '15 at No. 6 (6-1, 6-2).
 
Czarnecki and Tommy Pitcher '17 won 8-2 at No. 1 doubles.
 
Grinnell won two of three doubles matches against Hobart, as Cole Miller '17 and Johnson posted an 8-2 decision at the second spot and Sam Catanzaro '16 and Will Hamilton '17 won 8-6 at No. 3.
 
In singles, C.J. Ray '15 won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 3 and Catanzaro earned a 7-5, 6-1 victory at No. 6.
 
Grinnell, 11-9 on the season, takes on Hope and Concordia (Wis.) on Thursday.
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Players Mentioned

Sam Catanzaro

Sam Catanzaro

Junior
Elliott Czarnecki

Elliott Czarnecki

Senior
Will Hamilton

Will Hamilton

Sophomore
Tracy Johnson

Tracy Johnson

Junior
Cole Miller

Cole Miller

Sophomore
Tommy Pitcher

Tommy Pitcher

Sophomore
C.J. Ray

C.J. Ray

Junior
Charlie Wilhelm

Charlie Wilhelm

Senior

Players Mentioned

Sam Catanzaro

Sam Catanzaro

Junior
Elliott Czarnecki

Elliott Czarnecki

Senior
Will Hamilton

Will Hamilton

Sophomore
Tracy Johnson

Tracy Johnson

Junior
Cole Miller

Cole Miller

Sophomore
Tommy Pitcher

Tommy Pitcher

Sophomore
C.J. Ray

C.J. Ray

Junior
Charlie Wilhelm

Charlie Wilhelm

Senior