HESSTON -- The Bethel College men's tennis team took to the road and downed intra-county rival Hesston College 8-1 Thursday in a dual meet in Hesston.
The Threshers swept the doubles matches and won five of six singles matches. Micah Loucks claimed the sole win for the Larks, winning a split-set match with a super-tiebreaker 7-6 (7-4), 1-6, (10-8) over Brian Blignaut of Bethel.
Adam Gaeddert, Dustin Gudde, Mark Saner and Johann Reimer each claimed a singles win and a doubles win for the Threshers.
"It was a windy day," Bethel coach John Cayton said. "It was a good test for us to see how we do when we're supposed to win. It was good to have Brett Goedeke back, at least in a doubles capacity, while he is rehabbing an ankle."
Bethel is 2-2 in dual meets and hosts Central Christian College and Concordia (Neb.) at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the BC tennis courts.
The meet was the first of the season for the Larks and the first for new head coach Tim Swartzendruber. Hesston meets Tabor 2 p.m. March 23 at home in both a men's and women's match.
Bethel 8, Hesston 1
SINGLES -- Adam Gaeddert B def. Kentaro Usui H 8-4; Dustin Gudde B def. Bryce Dorsing H 6-3, 6-4; Micah Loucks H def. Brian Blignaut B 7-6 (7-4), 1-6, (10-8 TB); Mark Saner B def. Neil Detweiler H 6-0, 6-2; Johann Reimer B def. Daniel Pankratz H 6-3, 6-1; Tyler Doerksen B def. Ryan Hostetler 7-5, 6-7 (7-5), (16-14 TB).
DOUBLES -- Gaeddert-Brett Goedeke B def. Usui-Dorsing H 8-2, Gudde-Saner B def. Loucks-Detweiler H 8-3, Blignaut-Reimer B def. Pankratz-Hostetler H 8-1.
