DAYTON, Ohio â€" The No. 10 Earlham College men's tennis team battled another ranked team on Saturday as the Quakers fell to Denison University 6-3.
The Big Red (8-4), ranked No. 8 in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III Men's Central Region, led 2-1 after the doubles action on the Dayton Center Courts.
Anton Bartashevich and Jack Ventura-Cruess picked up Earlham's win at No. 1 doubles with an 8-6 decision over Juan Guerra and Grant Veltman.
The Quakers won two matches in singles.
Bartashevich defeated Guerra 6-1, 6-1 in the top position, while Phillip Locklear beat Andrew Marczak 6-4, 6-1 at No. 2.
Earlham (5-4) is back in action on Wednesday with a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference match at Hanover College. The contest gets underway at 4 p.m.
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