Davenport completed their weekend with a non-conference match with the University of Northwestern Ohio and their last regular season conference match vs Northwood University. The Panthers fell in both matches. The match against UNOH started later than expected due to rain earlier that morning. In addition, the home match vs Northwood was moved indoor due to poor weather here in Grand Rapids on Sunday. Davenport finished the weekend 1-2, beating Indiana Wesleyan on Friday 5-1.
 
Match 1 | Saturday, April 14 at 10:00 a.m.
Final score: Davenport-3 | University of Northwestern Ohio-5
Location: Marion, Ind.
Records: DU (12-7) | UNOH (8-5)
 
Doubles Competition
The Panthers held a 2-1 advantage in doubles against the Racers. In first doubles and second doubles Davenport won 8-2. Marc Lerch and Juan-Louis van Antwerpen were responsible for the first doubles victory and Jonathan Bulmer and Matthew McClurg took second doubles. In third doubles Max Hartman and Remy Johansen fell 8-2.
 
Singles Competition
Michael Digby was the lone Panther to come out victorious in singles. Digby won 6-1 and 6-2 in the sixth singles slot. Johansen's match in fifth singles went unfinished, but Johansen held a 3-2 lead when it subsided. Bulmer, McClurg and van Antwerpen all lost in two sets in their singles matches. Lerch took his opponent to three sets, ultimately losing 6-4, 4-6, and 6-4.
 
Match 2 | Sunday, April 15 at 12:30 p.m.
Final score: Davenport-2 | Northwood University-7
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich.
Records: DU (12-8, 5-3) | NU (14-3, 6-2
 
Doubles Competition
The Panthers were swept in doubles. Second (Bulmer/McClurg) and third (Johansen/Hartman) doubles lost 8-2. Lerch and van Antwerpen took their opponents to extra games in their first doubles loss, eventually falling 9-7.
 
Singles Competition
Digby and Johansen took care of business in fifth and sixth singles for the Panthers. Johansen won 6-4 and 6-3 in fifth singles, while Digby defeated Pablo Salamanca 6-4, 6-7, and 16-14. Lerch, McClurg, and Bulmer all fell in two sets. Lerch pushed to extra games in the second set, falling 7-5. Van Antwerpen took his opponent to three sets, but eventually fell 7-6, 6-7, and 14-12.
 
Up Next
The Panthers play one last regular season match before competing in the GLIAC Tournament on April 20. Davenport hosts Cornerstone University on Tuesday, April 17.
 
Story by: Devin Steiner
 
Picture credit: Travis Pierce