The Emporia State men’s tennis team fell 6-1 to #9 Washburn in the Turnpike Tennis Tussle on Wednesday at the Kossover Family Tennis Center. The loss eliminated the Hornets from postseason contention in the MIAA/GAC Tournament. The Ichabods took the doubles point winning two of three matches. #50 Anton Sarunic tallied the only point for ESU on the day with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 upset victory over #26 Sebastian Pjontek at #1 singles. The Hornets dropped matches in the third set at #4 and #2 singles while losing super tiebreakers in two other matches. Sarunic talked about ending the season at home with a victory.
Head coach John Blackburn says the Hornets are showing progress but want more.
The Hornets have a non conference dual scheduled for Sunday to wrap up the year at Southeastern Oklahoma State.
