WHITEWATER, Wis. - Noah Sprinkel defeated Elliott Czarnecki, 6-1, 6-3, at No. 1 singles Friday as the Coe men's tennis team topped Grinnell 5-1 in the opening round of the NCAA Division III regional tournament.

The Kohawks (21-6) will face the eighth-ranked University of Chicago team Saturday at 1 p.m. in the second round.

Brady Anderson and Ryan Hickman also won their singles matches for Coe Friday. The other three singles contests were not finished after the Kohawks clinched the meet.

COE 5, GRINNELL 1

Singles

1. Noah Sprinkel (Coe) def. Elliott Czarnecki, 6-1, 6-3
2. Riley Galbraith (Coe) vs. Cole Miller, 6-3, 6-5 (unfinished)
3. Brady Anderson (Coe) def. Emilio Gomez, 6-2, 6-0
4. Ryan Hickman (Coe) def. Aaron Lapkin, 6-0, 6-0
5. Alex Bernt (Coe) vs. Tracy Johnson, 2-6, 3-4 (unfinished)
6. Chad Moklestad (Coe) vs. Charlie Wilhelm, 6-2, 1-5 (unfinished)

Doubles

1. Galbraith/Anderson ((Coe) def. Czarnecki/Pitcher, 8-3
2. Sprinkel/Hickman (Coe) def. Johnson/Gomez, 8-4
3. C.J. Ray/Miller (G) def. Zack Decker/Chad Moklestad, 8-2