Storm drop two in Dubuque

DUBUQUE, Iowa -- The Simpson men's tennis team came up one match short in a 5-4 loss to Dubuque to start the day and fell to Loras 9-0 in the second match of the day in Iowa Conference action Saturday.

Adam Wieser, Matt Turnley and Reade Reiter earned singles wins for the Storm (7-13, 1-6), whose conference tournament hopes were dealt a serious blow. 

The team of Turnley and Reiter snagged Simpson's lone doubles win, beating Ozzy Schiessle and Devon Berber 8-2 at No. 3 doubles. 

Dubuque 5, Simpson 4
Singles competition
1. Matthew Sablay (DBQM) def. Sam Dykstra (SIMM) 6-3, 6-2
2. Juan Quiroga (DBQM) def. Zach Nelson (SIMM) 6-2, 6-0
3. Ranfer Hernandez (DBQM) def. AJ Jackson (SIMM) 6-1, 6-4
4. Adam Wieser (SIMM) def. Zebulon Hill (DBQM) 6-4, 7-5
5. Matt Turnley (SIMM) def. Ozzy Schiessl (DBQM) 6-1, 6-1
6. Reade Reiter (SIMM) def. Devon Gerber (DBQM) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Juan Quiroga/Ranfer Hernandez (DBQM) def. Sam Dykstra/AJ Jackson (SIMM) 8-1
2. Matthew Sablay/Zebulon Hill (DBQM) def. Zach Nelson/Adam Wieser (SIMM) 8-4
3. Matt Turnley/Reade Reiter (SIMM) def. Ozzy Schiessl/Devon Gerber (DBQM) 8-2

Loras 9, Simpson 0
Singles competition
1. Jason Derby (LORM) def. Sam Dykstra (SIMM) 6-2, 6-0
2. Charlie Harris (LORM) def. Zach Nelson (SIMM) 7-6 (7-4), 6-0
3. Kevin Murphy (LORM) def. AJ Jackson (SIMM) 6-3, 6-1
4. Riley Michel (LORM) def. Adam Wieser (SIMM) 6-1, 6-3
5. Sean Baldwin (LORM) def. Matt Turnley (SIMM) 6-1, 6-3
6. Eric Zirzow (LORM) def. Reade Reiter (SIMM) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Jason Derby/Charlie Harris (LORM) def. Sam Dykstra/AJ Jackson (SIMM) 8-0
2. Sean Baldwin/Riley Michel (LORM) def. Zach Nelson/Adam Wieser (SIMM) 8-4
3. Kevin Murphy/Ryan Scheidt (LORM) def. Matt Turnley/Reade Reiter (SIMM) 9-7

Up Next
Simpson closes the regular season Saturday, April 27 at home against Luther. Start time is set for 4 p.m.