Lake Forest College Sports Information
April 30, 2010
Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID

Lake Forest Finishes Second at Midwest Conference Championship Tournament
Foresters defeat Lawrence in the semifinals, fall to Grinnell in championship match
  

Joe Campagna Chris Paterakos
John Adams Kevin Lasky
MADISON, Wis. - The Forester men's tennis team was the runner-up at the Midwest Conference Team Championship Tournament Friday (April 30) at the Nielsen Tennis Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Lake Forest defeated Lawrence University 5-1 in the semifinals but was unable to prevent Grinnell College from claiming its seventh straight league title on a 5-1 decision in the championship. The Foresters finished their final dual matches of the year with a 20-6 record.

Lake Forest claimed two of the three doubles matches against Lawrence. Senior Joe Campagna (Elmwood Park, Ill./Fenwick) and junior Chris Paterakos (Wilmette, Ill./New Trier) won 8-3 for their eighth consecutive victory at #2. Freshmen John Adams (Colorado Springs, Colo./ Cheyenne Mountain) and Kevin Lasky (Piedmont, Calif./Piedmont) defeated their opponents 8-5 at #3.

Adams, Campagna, and Paterakos were also victorious in singles to give the Foresters a match-clinching five team points. Adams' 6-2, 6-3 win at #3 and Campagna's 6-1, 6-2 triumph at #3 extended their singles winning streaks to seven matches. Paterakos prevailed 7-5, 6-4 at #5 for his sixth straight victory.

As they did when the Foresters fell 8-1 to Grinnell on April 3, Adams and Lasky were defeated by a narrow 9-7 margin at #3 doubles. The Pioneers claimed each of the two doubles matches by more convincing scores and added wins at #1 and #5 singles to capture the 2010 conference title.

The 2010 MWC Championships will continue with tomorrow's six positional singles tournaments and the three doubles tourneys on Sunday.

Lake Forest - Lawrence Match Results
Lake Forest - Grinnell Match Results