The Valparaiso men's tennis team won its home opener Friday afternoon over IPFW, 6-1, at the Courts of NWI. The Crusaders' record improved to 2-0 while Michael Savaglio and Jeffrey Schorsch moved into double-digit wins in the singles column, joining sophomore Charlie Emhardt and freshman Garrett Gardner.
Freshman Garrett Gardner was named the Horizon League Men's Tennis Player of the Week Tuesday. Gardner was instrumental in the Crusaders' 5-2 victory over Toledo on Saturday.
Trailing 2-0 following doubles play and the first match of singles action, the Valparaiso men's tennis team rattled off five consecutive singles victories to close out a 5-2 triumph over Toledo at the Shadow Valley Tennis Club in Maumee, Ohio on Saturday afternoon.
The Horizon League released its men's and women's tennis preseason tennis polls Thursday. The men were selected third, while the women were slotted to finish eighth.
| Men's Tennis | Conference | Overall | |||
| W | L | W | L | ||
| Cleveland State | |||||
| Detroit | |||||
| Green Bay | |||||
| UIC | |||||
| Valparaiso | 1 | 0 | |||
| Wright State | |||||
| Youngstown State | |||||
