Facing tough competition in the ITA Midwest Regional this past weekend, the Hillsdale College men's tennis team held its own, picking up wins in the three day event held in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The ITA Midwest Regional is the cornerstone event of the fall for the Chargers and brings in the best players from across the Midwest at the NCAA DII level for singles and doubles competition.

In the A Draw, Ryan Papazov advanced to the quarterfinals of the consolation bracket for Hillsdale. He was leading 4-3 in his round of 16 match against Pedro Diaz Camacho when the Purdue Northwest player retired due to an injury to make the quarterfinal round. Papazov also teamed up with freshman Jack Ford for a consolation bracket win in the B Doubles draw, beating a team from Purdue Northwest 8-6.

Freshman Zeteny Paragi also won a match in the A draw, dispatching Taylor Jenkins of Cedarville 3-6, 6-1, 10-4 in the opening round before falling to the third-seeded player in the bracket. Paragi also teamed up with Patrick Cretu for a win in the B doubles draw, defeating a team from Illinois-Springfield 8-3.

In the B singles draw, junior Alex Cordero Lopez won his opening round match for the Chargers, pulling out a three-set thriller over Gerard Abad Puig of Quincy, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 10-7, while fellow junior Rintaro Goda also won his opening match in the C singles draw over Gael Castro Castillo of Quincy, 6-3, 4-6, 13-11. Cordero Lopez and Goda also teamed up to make the quarterfinals of the C doubles draw, beating a team from Tiffin 8-5 and a team from Missouri-St. Louis 8-2 along the way.

Hillsdale now heads into its winter break looking to train and get ready for the spring season to come. The Chargers will be back in action on Jan.29 with a home match against Spring Arbor.