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Foresters Finish Up 2019 with MWC Doubles Tournaments

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Sophomore Aidan Burke and junior Chase Garber were the runners-up at #2 doubles on Sunday at the Midwest Conference Individual Tournaments.

Burke and Garber defeated their counterparts from Monmouth College 8-3 in the quarterfinals and the #2 tandem from Lawrence University 8-5 to reach the championship match. There they were knocked off 8-3 by Grinnell.

Forester seniors Matt Kacyn and Joe Bove were doubles partners for the first time on Sunday and posted an 8-2 quarterfinals victory over Lawrence University at the top spot in the lineup. In the next round they gave the eventual champions their toughest test of the tournament but fell 8-5.

Freshmen Carson Chen and Mawande Mayiga were defeated in the quarterfinals at #3 but rebounded with a victory in the semifinals of the consolation bracket. They were eventually edged out 8-7 (7-5) in the final.

The Foresters finished the 2019 season with a 12-10 overall record and tied for second in the MWC standings at 6-2 in the league. They qualified for the four-team MWC Tournament for the fifth year in a row but were defeated 6-2 by Lawrence University in the semifinals on Friday.

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Players Mentioned

Joe Bove

Joe Bove

Senior
Aidan Burke

Aidan Burke

Sophomore
Carson Chen

Carson Chen

Freshman
Chase Garber

Chase Garber

Junior
Matt Kacyn

Matt Kacyn

Senior
Mawande Mayiga

Mawande Mayiga

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Joe Bove

Joe Bove

Senior
Aidan Burke

Aidan Burke

Sophomore
Carson Chen

Carson Chen

Freshman
Chase Garber

Chase Garber

Junior
Matt Kacyn

Matt Kacyn

Senior
Mawande Mayiga

Mawande Mayiga

Freshman