MARSHALL, Mo. – The Evangel men's tennis team sustained a 6-1 conference setback to Grand View Saturday afternoon at Indian Foothills Park.

Grand View swept the doubles competition, with Christian Barbieri/Dylan Ramsay topping Daryl Wong/James McIlwraith (6-3), the duo of Rafael Silva/Lennart Poeppelbass edging Sam Coryell/Jarrett Teel (6-0) and Esaias Backlund and James Cole completing the sweep with a 6-4 win over EU's Luke Carpenter and Jordan Letterman.

Evangel's lone victory came from Luke Carpenter, who rallied to knock off Wesley Weichman (2-6, 6-1, 11-9) after dropping the first set.

Grand View logged straight-set wins by Barbieri (7-6, 6-2), Ramsay (6-2, 6-1), Silva (6-2, 6-0), Poeppelbuss (6-4, 6-0) and Backlund (6-2, 6-2) to complete its victory.

Evangel Doubles Results
Christian Barbieri/Dylan Ramsay (GVU) def. Daryl Wong/James McIlwraith (EU), 6-3
Rafael Silva/Lennart Poeppelbass (GVU) def. Sam Coryell/Jarrett Teel (EU), 6-0
Esaias Backlund/James Cole(GVU) def. Luke Carpenter/Jordan Letterman (EU), 6-4

Evangel Singles Results
Christian Barbieri (GVU) def. Daryl Wong (EU), 7-6 (2), 6-2
Dylan Ramsay (GVU) def. James McIlwraith (EU), 6-2, 6-1
Rafael Silva (GVU) def. Sam Coryell (EU), 6-2, 6-0
Lennart Poeppelbuss (GVU) def. Jarrett Teel (EU), 6-4, 6-0
Esaias Backlund (GVU) def. Jonah Wilson (EU), 6-2, 6-2
Luke Carpenter (EU) def. Wesley Weichman (GVU), 2-6, 6-1, 11-9

Up Next
Evangel returns to the court on April 6, when it hosts Westminster for a 12:30 p.m. match at Cooper Tennis Complex.

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