The Northern Arizona men's tennis team lost to the Montana Grizzlies, 4-2, in the final of the Big Sky Conference championship tournament on Saturday in Phoenix.
The previous time Northern Arizona played Montana, it swept the Grizzlies in Flagstaff. The Lumberjacks were looking to do the same in the title matchup.
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