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ELMHURST, Ill. – The Elmhurst men's tennis team saw its four-match win streak come to a close with a tight 5-4 loss to Augustana.
 
The Vikings (11-10, 3-2 CCIW) took a 2-1 lead after doubles and led 4-2 with three matches on court. The Bluejays (6-10, 3-2 CCIW) pushed the match to 4-4, but the Vikings earned a three-set victory at No. 1 to take the match.
 
Augustana jumped out in front by winning an 8-3 decision at No. 3 doubles over Elmhurst's Kyle Endicott and Justin Delawder. At No. 1, Chris Harrison and Quinn Jennings battled back to 6-7, but Augustana's Eric Pohl gave the Vikings another point by serving out an 8-6 victory. In a match that was close throughout, No. 2 doubles fittingly went to a tiebreaker. Alex Abbuhl and Ricardo Franco won five of the final six points to give Elmhurst its first point 9-8(3). Abbuhl put an exclamation point on the win by ripping a forehand, down-the-line passing shot on match point.
 
The Vikings extended a 3-1 lead as Connor Woolf took out Franco 6-3, 6-0, but Jennings responded with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Patrick Lenz. Jennings is still undefeated at No. 2 singles in CCIW play (5-0) and is projected to face another CCIW unbeaten, Carthage's Ryan Jump, in the teams' final conference match.
 
Augustana pushed to the brink with a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 6 over Delawder before Elmhurst charged back. Endicott won in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 as the other two matches headed for third sets. Abbuhl made the match 4-4 with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 victory at No. 3, which left the No. 1 battle to decide the match. After losing a 7-5 first set, Harrison rebounded to take the second 6-3. Augustana's Pohl ended up taking the third set 6-3, clinching the Vikings victory.
 
Elmhurst wraps up CCIW regular season-play Wednesday, April 27 when the Bluejays face Carthage (18-6, 5-0 CCIW) in Kenosha at 3:30 p.m.