DE PERE, Wisconsin – The Ripon men's tennis program played Hamline tough at the Green Bay Tennis Center, but the Pipers came away with an 8-1 victory over the Red Hawks on Friday night.
 
Hamline (4-2) took two of three doubles matches, but Ripon (0-5) stayed within striking distance as Clayton Counts and Caleb Sippel were 8-5 winners on the top line, putting the Red Hawks down by a point heading into singles.
 
Ripon's top three lines were competitive in singles as well, as all six singles matches on Friday were one eight-game pro set. Ty Rondestvedt fell 8-6 on court three, while Austin Stevens dropped a tight 8-5 decision on the second line and Sippel was defeated 8-4 on court one.
 
The Pipers cruised to victories on the fourth, fifth and six courts to round out the evening.
 
NEXT UP: Ripon plays Saint Mary's (Minn.) on Saturday, February 10 at 10:30 a.m. inside the Green Bay Tennis Center.
 
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