The Niles varsity tennis team hosted Lakeland Conference power Berrien Springs on Tuesday and was defeated by the Shamrocks 8-0.

The most competitive match of the afternoon came at No. 1 doubles, where Berrien’s Matt Little and Jared McGarver edged Chris and Alex Lewellen in three sets, 7-5, 4-6 and 6-3.

The Vikings did win the junior varsity match 5-1.

Berrien Springs…8
Niles…0
Singles
1. Mark Westendorp (B) d. Saulo Ortiz, 6-2, 6-0; 2. Jon Shembarger (B) d. Jaren Langmeyer, 6-2, 6-3; 3. Matt Bacon (B) d. Eric Wood, 6-0, 6-1; 4. William Choi (B) d. Alex Brown, 6-0, 6-3

Doubles
1. Matt Little/Jared McGarver (B) d. Chris Lewellen/Alex Lewellen, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3; 2. Zach Shelton/Nate Pagel (B) d. Colin Leonard/Danny Touhey, 6-1, 7-6; 3. Alex Ro/Amir Benjelloun (B) d. Mitch Peterek/Chad Majerek, 6-3, 6-2; 4. Michael Hong/Ben Brackett (B) d. Travis Lemanski/Patrick Schrader, 6-3, 6-1

JV score
Niles 5, Berrien Springs 1