Over the weekend, the men's tennis team faced two opponents on the same day.  Trinity International University and Knox College came to Lake Forest to take on the Foresters.
 
Trinity played the Foresters at 9a.m. and Knox at 1p.m.  Weather was harsh, with strong winds throughout the day.  Wind is not desirable for tennis, and Lake Forest has had trouble on such days in the past.  Saturday was an exception.  The Foresters went undefeated, walking all over both teams.  
 In the morning, the reserves had a little trouble with doubles and eventually lost the point.  However, the starting six, all of whom are seniors, more than made up the difference.  
 
In what seemed like no time at all, the Foresters won four of the singles matches to grab the victory.  Senior co-captain Dave Kelly remained on the court, fighting a long battle.  Kelly was up against the top seed from Trinity, a 25 year-old who spent time in the army.

"He's beaten a lot of good players, so it was definitely nice to win," said Kelly.  

Kelly is anticipating a solid year, hopefully leading up to another conference championship for both the team and himself.  Senior Shane Bell defeated his opponent quickly without losing a game.
 
After lunch, the Foresters returned to their home courts to face Knox College.  This was the first match in the Midwest conference for the team, and what a perfect way to start off the schedule.  After taking the doubles point with little resistance, the Foresters went into singles competition with confidence.
 
The top five singles positions for Lake Forest won handily.  Kirkland remained, slugging out a hard-fought contest on the court.  After hours of play, he fell 7-6, 7-6.  The tow players were closely matched and it was an entertaining pairing, with even the tiebreakers decided by a close margin.  
 
Going undefeated on the weekend by winning each match 6-1, is great for the team.  Starting the conference schedule with a huge victory gets the team headed straight for their goal of a conference championship.
 
With the word out around the MWC that the Foresters are just as powerful as expected, any conference opponent they face is a decided underdog.  With matches nearing against Carroll College and Beloit College, Lake Forest may earn the label of the MWC juggernaut in men's tennis.