INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Transylvania lost to Earlham 5-2 Sunday in the finals of the Heartland Conference Men's Tennis Tournament at the West Indy Racquet Club.

The Pioneers, the No. 2 seed, lost to the regular-season champion Quakers, who will return to the NCAA Division III Championships for the second year in a row. Transy finishes its seasn with a record of 11-6 while Earlham advances with a 19-1 mark.

Earlham 5, Transylvania 2
05-06-12 at Indianapolis, IN (West Indy Racquet Club)

Singles competition
1. Will Palmer (TRANSY) vs. Hank Levin (EC) no result
2.Keith Henderson (TRANSY) vs. Anton Bartashevich (EC) no result
3. Andrey Gavrilov (EC) def. Tyler Pewitt (TRANSY) 6-0, 6-0
4. Brad Maisey (EC) def. Jordan Evans (TRANSY) 6-1, 6-0
5. Scott Lawrence (EC) def. Jett Glass (TRANSY) 6-1, 6-2
6. David Bluestein (EC) def. Kim Pescher (TRANSY) 6-0, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Palmer, Will/Henderson, Keith (TRANSY) def. Hank Levin/Anton Bartashevich (EC) 8-5
2. Andrey Gavrilov/Brad Maisey (EC) def. Pewitt, Tyler/Glass, Jett (TRANSY) 8-2
3. Evans, Jordan/Pescher, Kim (TRANSY) def. Scott Lawrence/Nabil Parker (EC) 8-5

Transylvania 5, Franklin 3
05-05-12 at Indianapolis, IN (West Indy Racquet Club)

Singles competition
1. Will Palmer (TRANSY) def. Blake Wareham (FC) 6-1, 6-0
2. Keith Henderson (TRANSY) def. Ryan Hammer (FC) 6-4, 6-0
3. Tyler Pewitt (TRANSY) def. Jared Hunt (FC) 7-5, 3-1
4. Evan Pierle (FC) vs. Jordan Evans (TRANSY no result
5. Jett Glass (TRANSY) def. Robby Woehrle (FC) 6-2, 6-4
6. Brandon Roberts (FC) def. Kim Pescher (TRANSY) 6-4, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Palmer, Will/Henderson, Keith (TRANSY) def. Blake Wareham/Ryan Hammer (FC) 8-5
2. Jared Hunt/Brandon Roberts (FC) def. Pewitt, Tyler/Glass, Jett (TRANSY) 8-4
3. Luke Snyder/Cory Beeson (FC) def. Evans, Jordan/Pescher, Kim (TRANSY) 8-6

Match Notes
Franklin 9-9 (6-2 HCAC)
Transylvania 11-5 (8-1 HCAC)
HCAC Tournament Semifinal