For Immediate Release

eureka, illinois

April 15, 2008

Eureka falls at home to Prairie Fire

Results

EUREKA — The Red Devils dropped a non-conference men's tennis match to Knox College in Eureka Monday afternoon by the count of 8-1.

The match of the day was in the first doubles slot between Eureka's Aaron Rapp (Normal, Ill./West) and Patrick Howard (Peoria, Ill./HS) and Knox's Jared Katchen and Lance Hoffman.  The back-and-forth affair eventually needed a tie-breaker to settle it, and even that did little to separate the two teams.  In the end, however, it was Katchen and Hoffman prevailing 7-5 in the tie-breaker and 9-8 overall.

Howard earned the Red Devils (1-5) a point in the No. 2 singles spot by default due to an injury to Hoffman.  Rapp got off to a 4-1 lead versus Katchen in his No. 1 singles match up, but finished on the short end of a
6-4, 6-3 decision.

Knox (7-8) won the other six matches as well.  Elby Cox (Morton, Ill./HS) played his opponent to the closest score (6-3, 6-2) at No. 6 singles.

Eureka will return to conference play Wednesday, April 16 with a match at Greenville College starting at
4:30 pm.

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For More Information Contact:

Bryan Moore
Sports Information Director
Eureka College
300 E. College Avenue
Eureka, Illinois 61530
309-467-6456
bmoore@eureka.edu