SAINT PETER, Minn. - In the first home matches after returning from its spring break trip, No. 14 Gustavus men's tennis delivered two dominant performances, defeating Hamline 9-0 and Luther 7-0. The Gusties improve to 6-7 overall and are now 3-0 in the MIAC. 

Gustavus 9, Hamline 0 
Written by Andrew Rygwall, Gustavus Sports Writing Student 
 
Gustavus started the day off strong, with No. 2 doubles Owen Skanse and Noah Hakim winning their match 8-3, and No. 3 doubles Takura Mhwandagara and Ali Derbani winning 8-5. No. 1 doubles, Rafael de Camargo Costa and Luke Fridinger earned the final doubles point by winning the tiebreaker 7-4.
 
The Gusties refused to slow down in singles play, winning all six singles points to sweep Hamline. Costa led the way at the No. 1 spot, winning his match 6-3, 6-2. No. 2 singles Taona Mhwandagara won by opponent retirement after going up 5-0 in the first set.
 
Gustavus 7, Luther 0

Playing for one point in doubles in the non-conference match, the Gusties earned the point with victories at Nos. 2 and 3 as Marco Siviero and Dominik Knutson won 6-1 at No. 2 and Taona Mhwandagara Josh Christensen won 6-2 at No. 3. 

The Gusties then swept singles play with five straight-set victories. Christensen battled into the third set at No. 3 and won the breaker 10-8. 

Gustavus travels to Boston, Mass. next weekend for matches against MIT and Tufts. 
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