Love and Orta earn wins as Simpson men's tennis falls to Crown

OWATONNA, Minn. - Singles wins from Grant Love and Seth Orta highlighted Simpson's 5-2 loss to Crown on Thursday to start a three-match road trip for the Storm.

Simpson (2-5) began the day winning one of the three doubles matches as Darek Kayser and Henry Godar defeated their pairing 6-4.

In the singles, Grant Love picked up the win knocking off Crown's David Comings 6-3. 6-4 in the number one slot. Seth Orta, playing the three slot, rallied back to defeat Dawson Richardson 6-2, 4-6, 10-8 to give Simpson two points on the day. Reid Jackson took a game off his opponent before falling in the tiebreaker 11-9.

SINGLES RESULTS
1. Grant Love (SIM) def. David Comings (CROWN) 6-3, 6-4
2. Ean Clarke (CROWN) def. Hudson Christie (SIM) 6-4, 7-6
3. Seth Orta (SIM) def. Dawson Richardson (CROWN) 6-2, 4-6, 10-8
4. Matt Comings (CROWN) def. Darek Kayser (SIM) 6-3, 6-2
5. Gavin Leuthold (CROWN) def. Henry Godar (SIM) 7-6, 6-4
6. Brevin Butler (CROWN) def. Reid Jackson (SIM) 6-2, 2-6, 11-9

DOUBLES RESULTS
1. David Comings/Ean Clarke (CROWN) def. Grant Love/Hudson Christie (SIM) 6-4
2. Matt Comings/Dawson Richardson (CROWN) def. Seth Orta/Reid Jackson (SIM) 6-0
3. Darek Kayser/Henry Godar (SIM) def. Gavin Leuthold/Brevin Butler (CROWN) 6-4

UP NEXT

Simpson continues the road trip in Minnesota with a doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 21 against St. Scholastica and Northwestern starting at 2 p.m.