Simpson bested by league-leading Kohawks

Written by Matthew Marquez, Sports Communication Undergraduate Assistant

INDIANOLA, Iowa – The Simpson College men's tennis team continued its spring schedule on Monday, taking on the Coe Kohawks on its home courts at Buxton Tennis Complex.

The Kohawks, who sit atop the American Rivers Conference standings, bested the Storm with a 7-2 conquest. Coe (14-8, 7-0 A-R-C) won all three doubles matches as well as the first four in singles competition.

Drake Downard was the first to put the Storm (1-11, 0-5 A-R-C) on the board with back-to-back set wins at No. 5 singles, winning 6-4 and 6-3 over Bode Carter. Chase Henry closed things out with a straight-set win of his own in the No. 6 slot. He defeated Sam Koeppl 6-2, 6-0.

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Singles Competition
Jon Lansing (COE) def. Caleb Vasconez, 6-3, 6-1
Nathan Meskell (COE) def. Peter Walkwitz, 6-1, 6-4
Jordan Oaks (COE) def. Aaron Price, 6-1, 6-1
Graham Peterson (COE) def. Ethan Humble, 6-0, 6-0
Drake Downard (SIM) def. Bode Carter, 6-4, 6-3
Chase Henry (SIM) def. Sam Koeppl, 6-2, 6-0

Doubles Competition
Jon Lansing/Graham Peterson (COE) def. Caleb Vazconez/Aaron Price, 8-0
Nathan Meskell/Jordan Oaks (COE) def. Peter Walkwitz/Ethan Humble, 8-2
Sam Koeppl/Bode Carter (COE) def. Chase Henry/Drake Downard, 8-2