The HCP Men's tennis team picked up a shutout victory on Wednesday, 9/19/18, against Galesburg-Augusta to stay unbeaten in conference play. The Irish got grind-it-out wins from Nicholas DeForest at 1 Singles, Andrew Bridenstine at 2 Singles & Connor Cavanaugh at 4 Singles to help seal the win.  The young squad continues to get tested in some close matches up and down the line-up, and the tough challenges are expected to prepare the Irish for important matches this weekend and at the upcoming conference & regional tournaments.  Jack Ford also made his season debut winning a close match over half of G-A's 1 Doubles team.  The Irish are excited to have Jack healthy and playing now!  Complete results below:

HCP def. G-A 8-0

1S - Nicholas DeForest def. Cameron Wing 6-3, 7-5
2S - Andrew Bridenstine def. Branden Burrill 6-3, 6-4
3S - Ben Bridenstine def. Nick Spencer 6-4, 6-4
4S - Connor Cavanaugh def. Markus Lamphear 7-5, 3-6, 10-5

1D - Blake DeForest & Rhodes Conroy def. Zack Nantz & Toby Lear 6-1, 6-3
2D - Sam Magnell & Matthew Chafty def. Jonah Fleck & Sam Johnson 6-2, 6-2
3D - David Chafty & Anthony Toweson def. Josh Bolhuis & Ethan Batchos 6-0, 6-1
4D - Jack Gordon & Jared Birman won by Default

Junior Varsity
1S - Jack Ford def. Toby Lear 9-8(7)

Conference Record: 5-0-1
Overall Record: 5-3-1