4.25.09 - MEN'S TENNIS FALLS TO DEFIANCE 7-2
Manchester's men's tennis team closed out the conference portion of their schedule on Saturday falling to Defiance 7-2. Winners for Manchester were Piero Ridoutt and Dan Beedle at two doubles and Josh Walker at one singles.

Manchester falls to 2-11 overall, 2-6 in the HCAC. They travel to Huntington on Tuesday, then prepare for the HCAC Tournament starting Saturday.

4.23.09 - MC DOWNS BLUFFTON 6-3 IN CONFERENCE ACTION
Manchester's men's tennis team picked up a 6-3 win over Bluffton on Thursday. Winners for Manchester were Josh Piero Ridoutt and Dan Beedle in two doubles, Jeremy Patterson and Dustin Schutte at three doubles, Josh Walker at one singles, Patterson at three singles, Dan Beedle at five singles and Dustin Schutte at six singles.

Manchester returns to action at home on Saturday as they host Defiance starting at 10 a.m.

4.16.09 - MANCHESTER NIPPED BY GRACE 5-4
Manchester's men's tennis team fell to Grace 5-4 in non-conference action on Thursday. Winners for Manchester included Josh Walker and Andrew Tkacs at one doubles, Walker and Tkacs at one and two singles and Dan Beedle at five singles.

Manchester falls to 1-10 overall and return to action Monday as they host Defiance starting at 4 p.m.

4.8.09 - MC FALLS TO BETHEL 9-0
Manchester dropped their third straight on Wednesday as they fell to Bethel College in non-league play 9-0.

Manchester drops to 1-9 overall on the year and return to action Thursday, April 16 as they travel to Grace.


4.7.09 - SPARTANS FALL TO EARLHAM 6-3
Manchester's mens tennis team fell to Earlham 6-3 in non-conference action on Tuesday. Winners for MC were Dan Beedle at five singles, Josh Walker and Andrew Tkacs at one doubles and Jeremy Patterson and Dustin Schutte at three doubles.

MC falls to 1-8 overall and return to action Wednesday as they host Bethel.

4.5.09 - MANCHESTER FALLS TO FRANKLIN
Manchester's men's tennis team fell to Franklin 6-1 in conference action Sunday. MC three doubles team of Jeremy Patterson and Dustin Schutte picked up the lone win for Manchester in an 8-6 win over Franklin's Justin Smith and Justin Moran.

Manchester falls to 1-7 overall, 1-5 in the HCAC. They return to action Tuesday at Earlham then return home Wednesday to face Bethel.

4.4.09 - SPARTANS SPLIT IN CONFERENCE ACTION
Manchester picked up their first win of the men's tennis season on Saturday as they defeated Mount St. Joseph 6-0 and fell to Anderson 5-4.

Winners for Manchester in the Mount St. Joseph match were Josh Walker at one singles, Andrew Tkacs at two singles, Jeremy Patterson at three singles, Piero Ridoutt at four singles, Dan Beedle at five singles and Dustin Schutte at six singles.

Manchester fell 5-4 to Anderson, with two matches decided in the third set in singles action and one match in doubles play. Winners for MC were Ridoutt and Beedle at two doubles, Patterson and Schutte at three doubles, along with Beedle and Schutte at five and six singles.

Manchester returns to action Sunday as they host Franklin at the Warsaw Racquet Club.

3.14.09 - MANCHESTER DROPS TWO IN CONFERENCE OPENER
Manchester's men's tennis team dropped two conference matches on Saturday, losing to Transylvania 5-0 and Rose-Hulman 9-0. Manchester falls to 0-3 on the year, and returns to action Saturday at Hanover for a 1 p.m. contest.

3.7.09 - SPARTANS DROP SEASON OPENER
The Manchester College men's tennis team dropped its season opener Saturday to Alma 9-0. The Spartans open HCAC play on Saturday as they travel to Transylvania in a tri-meet with Rose-Hulman, starting at 9 a.m.


4.26.08 - SPARTANS FALL IN OPENING ROUND OF HCAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Manchester's men's tennis team fell to Franklin 5-0 in the opening around of the HCAC Conference championships on Saturday. 

Jeremy Patterson fell to Franklin's Brad Lowe 6-1, 6-2 at three singles while Dustin Schutte fell 6-1, 6-1 to Ben Ahlbrand at six singles.  In doubles action, Andrew Tkacs and Josh Walker fell 8-4 in one doubles, Craig Craun and Jeremy Patterson fell 8-4 at two doubles and Dan Beedle and Kyle Watson fell 8-2 at three doubles. 

4.17.08 - MANCHESTER DROPS 7-2 CONTEST TO DEFIANCE IN FINAL HCAC MATCH OF THE SEASON
Defiance defeated Manchester 7-2 in men's tennis action on Thursday as the Spartans wrapped up the conference regular season schedule. 

Winners for Manchester included Craig Craun and Kyle Watson at three doubles in an 8-5 win, and Dustin Schutte posted a two-set win at six singles, winning 6-4 and 6-1.

Manchester moves to 2-10 overall, 2-6 in the HCAC. Their final match of the regular season is at home on Wednesday against Huntington, then compete in the HCAC Tournament on Saturday and Sunday.

4.12.08 - MC FALLS TO HANOVER, FRANKLIN
Manchester's men's tennis team fell to Hanover 5-1 and Franklin 5-0 in conference action Saturday at the Warsaw YMCA.  The lone winner for the Spartans in the Hanover match was Dustin Schutte at six singles. 

Manchester falls to 2-9 overall, 2-5 in the HCAC.  They wrap up the conference regular season on Thursday as they travel to Defiance.

4.7.08 - SPARTANS WIN SECOND STRAIGHT IN 5-4 HCAC WIN OVER BLUFFTON
Manchester's men's tennis team posted a 5-4 conference win over Bluffton on Monday to move to 2-3 in the HCAC. 

Manchester took wins at one and two doubles as Andrew Tkacs and Josh Walker won at one doubles, along with Jeremy Patterson and Dan Beedle at two doubles.  The Spartans had wins at two singles from Walker, Craig Craun at five singles and Dustin Schutte at six singles. 

MC improves to 2-7 overall, and returns to action on Saturday as they host Hanover and Franklin starting at 9 a.m.

4.5.08 - MANCHESTER GRABS FIRST CONFERENCE WIN OF SEASON, 9-0 AGAINST MOUNT ST. JOSEPH
Manchester's men's tennis team picked up a 9-0 win over Mount St. Joseph for their first conference win of the season.  Winners for Manchester at one through six singles included Andrew Tkacs, Josh Walker, Jeremy Patterson, Dan Beedle, Craig Craun and Kyle Watson.  In doubles action, Manchester had winners from Walker/Patterson, Tkacs/Beedle and Craun/Dustin Schutte at one through three doubles. 

The Spartans fell 7-2 to Anderson in the second match of the day, as Craun and Schutte picked up wins at five and six singles. 

Manchester moves to 1-7 on the year, 1-3 in the HCAC.  They host Bluffton on Monday in a rescheduled game from late March.

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