Box Score HANOVER, Ind. – The Hanover men's tennis team snapped the Fightin' Engineers Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference 51 game win streak on Sunday afternoon as they won the competitive 5-4 match. The Panthers snapped the HCAC win streak that dated back to the 2014 season.
With the victory, Hanover remains perfect on the year at 7-0 overall, 3-0 in HCAC action.
Double's action saw the Panthers surge ahead to the 2-1 lead as junior
Pablo Gallart (Serra, Spain) and junior
Keith Asplund (Jeffersonville, Ind.) continued their impressive season with the 8-6 win at no. 1 doubles.
The team of junior
Connor Garrison (Louisville, Ky.) and freshman
Joey Keal (Louisville, Ky.) captured the second point of the match for the Blue and Red as they took no. 2 doubles 8-3.
In singles play, Gallart captured his second win of the afternoon taking no. 1 singles in a tie breaker set 6-0, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5).
Keal also posted a 2-0 overall day as he won his no. 2 singles match 6-3, 6-3.
Hanover secured the victory at no. 5 singles as Garrison propelled the Panthers to victory with the 6-2, 6-3 win.
The Panthers return to action on Sunday, April 25 when they take on Transylvania. First serve is set for 11:00 AM.