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Men's Tennis Jim Egan, Sports Information Director

Cougar Men's Tennis Splits Final Two Matches

April 27, 2013 - The Concordia-Chicago men's tennis team returned to the home courts today for its final two matches of the season. A 7-2 win over Lakeland College and 9-0 loss to Concordia University Wisconsin left the Cougars with a final mark of 4-6 overall, 3-6 in the Northern Athletics Conference.
The morning match began with the Cougars taking two of the three doubles matches against the Lakeland Muskies. Clinton Bienz (Fort Wayne, IN/Concordia Academy) and Chayanne Martinez (Carpentersville, IL/Dundee-Crown) 8-3 at first over Chris Meyer and Paul Elzinga. Thie third team of Patrick McIntosh (Tulsa, OK/Tulsa Memorial) and Matt Gruenwald (Evansville, IN/Harrison) battled to an 8-5 win over Brandon Robinson and Carlos Rodriguez. However, another 8-5 score went to Lakeland in the second doubles match as Greg Boknevitz and Jake Halverson topped Tim Staffeld (Hobart, IN/H.S.) and Jose Landa (Round Lake, IL/H.S.).
Singles play was highlighted by two flights going to third-set tiebreakers. One of those went to the Cougars as Landa defeated Elzinga at fourth by 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-2). The Muskies' Robinson took the other one at fifth, defeating McIntosh by 7-5, 0-6 and 7-6 (7-4).
The remaining matches all went to Concordia. Bienz beat Meyer at first, 6-2 and 6-1. Staffeld topped Boknevitz 6-1, 6-2 at second. Martinez prevailed 6-0 and 6-2 at third over Halverson, and Gruenwald beat Rodriguez at sixth, 6-3 and 7-6 (7-4).
The afternoon match saw the visiting Falcons wrap up an undefeated conference season. The closest match came at fifth singles where Tanner Hahn outlasted McIntosh 6-3, 6-3.
Concordia will look to return five of its seven players from this year's roster. The team will bid farewell to departing seniors Staffeld and Martinez.
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Players Mentioned

Chayanne Martinez

Chayanne Martinez

5' 7"
Senior
Tim Staffeld

Tim Staffeld

5' 7"
Senior
Jose Landa

Jose Landa

5' 11"
Junior
Clinton Bienz

Clinton Bienz

5' 11"
Junior
Patrick McIntosh

Patrick McIntosh

6' 1"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Chayanne Martinez

Chayanne Martinez

5' 7"
Senior
Tim Staffeld

Tim Staffeld

5' 7"
Senior
Jose Landa

Jose Landa

5' 11"
Junior
Clinton Bienz

Clinton Bienz

5' 11"
Junior
Patrick McIntosh

Patrick McIntosh

6' 1"
Junior