MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – IU Southeast men's tennis picked up their first win of the 2026-27 season, defeating the Mount Vernon Nazarene Cougars 7-0 on the road Friday afternoon.
Elijah Brosmer and Trey Gutgsell got the doubles matches started with a 6-2 win over MVNU's Nathan Fitzpatrick and CJ Danemeyer. DJ Hall and Paxton Evitts secured the team doubles point for IU Southeast with a 6-2 win over Matt Easter and Blayten Young. Connor Critchfield and Brennan Cooper capped off the doubles matches with a 6-0 win over Brantley Stangelo and Mason Dawson.
In the singles matches, Gutgsell won 6-1, 6-4 over Danemeyer and Brosmer won 6-0, 6-1 over Young. Critchfield secured the match for IU Southeast with a dominant, 6-0, 6-1 win over Easter. Evitts, Hall, and Grayson Squires all won their singles matches and the Grenadiers won the match 7-0.
IU Southeast men's tennis is now 1-4 following Friday's victory over the Cougars. Coach Clif Winchel's team will be back in action Saturday at Ohio Wesleyan for a tri-match against OWU and Ferris State.
