Ferris State Men's Tennis Opens 2017 Season With Dominating Road Victory
Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University men's tennis squad, which reached the NCAA Division II Final Four last season, opened the 2017 spring campaign in a big way as the Bulldogs beat Davenport 8-1 on Friday (Feb. 17) night in Grand Rapids.
The Bulldogs opened the year with a victory under interim head coach Danny Hunt as FSU swept the singles round and captured two of the three doubles flights in the match held at the MVP Athletic Club.
Ferris State topped its future Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) opponent in non-league action with all six singles positions going in straight-sets.
FSU picked up victories at both the first and third doubles positions by scores of 8-6 and 8-2, respectively. Meanwhile, DU's lone win in the match came by an 8-6 count at the second doubles spot.
Ferris State got double wins from both Vasil Surduk and Nur Adim Ramdani Iswan. Overall, the Bulldogs had eight different players compete in the match.
The Bulldogs will play their home opener on Saturday (Feb. 18) as FSU hosts Aquinas starting at 2 p.m. (ET) at the FSU Racquet and Fitness Center.
Below are the complete match results:
Ferris State 8, Davenport 1
Feb 17, 2017 at Grand Rapids, Mich. (MVP Athletic Club)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Vasil Surduk (FS) def. Matthew McClurg (DUMT) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 2. Steward Sell (FS) def. Sam Rogerson (DUMT) 6-2, 6-3 |
| 3. Nur Adim R. Iswan (FS) def. JP van Antwerpen (DUMT) 6-0, 7-6 |
| 4. Daniil Tarantinov (FS) def. Haja Denise (DUMT) 6-3, 6-1 |
| 5. Pablo Munoz Baroja (FS) def. Matthew Boyle (DUMT) 6-2, 6-4 |
| 6. Simon Levy (FS) def. Max Hartman (DUMT) 6-2, 6-2 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Vasil Surduk/Nur Adim R. Iswan (FS) def. Sam Rogerson/JP van Antwerpen (DUMT) 8-6 |
| 2. Matthew Boyle/Matthew McClurg (DUMT) def. Steward Sell/Daniil Tarantinov (FS) 8-6 |
| 3. Robert Camplin/Raleigh Grossbaum (FS) def. Max Hartman/Haja Denise (DUMT) 8-2 |