SAINT PETER, Minn. – The No. 19 nationally ranked Gustavus Adolphus College men's tennis team battled the St. Olaf College Oles and the Augustana University Vikings on Saturday. The Gusties swept the Oles 7-0 and defeated the Vikings 5-2 to improve to 10-5 overall and 4-0 in the MIAC.
Match One: St. Olaf
The Gusties won all three doubles matches to open the day.
Gage Gohl and
Tyler Haddorff took the #1 match 6-1.
Noah Hakim and
Owen Skanse won #2 doubles 6-3.
Joseph Li and
Quinn Monson wrapped up the doubles sweep with a 7-5 victory.
In singles, Gohl rallied for a 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6) win at #1.
Dominik Knutson took #2 singles 6-2, 6-0. Hakim earned a 6-3, 6-4 win at #3 singles. Monson won 6-2, 6-3 at #4 singles. Skanse nearly swept #5 singles 6-0, 6-1.
Yash Bahalkar closed out the 7-0 match sweep for Gustavus with a 6-2, 6-0 victory at #6 singles.
Match Two: Augustana
In the evening match, Gohl and Haddorff won their second #1 doubles match of the day with a 6-3 victory. Knutson and
Takura Mhwandagara followed with a 6-3 win of their own at the #2 match to secure the doubles team point for the Gusties. Hakim and Skanse earned a 7-6 victory at the #3 doubles.
Knutson earned the second point for Gustavus with a 6-1, 6-2 win at #2 singles. Haddorff followed with a 6-4, 6-4 victory at #3 singles to earn the third point for the Gusties.
Deuce Daniel clinched the match for Gustavus with a 6-4, 6-4 win at #4 singles, securing the fourth team point.
The Vikings followed with wins at #1 and #6 singles to take two points, but
Luke Fridinger closed out the match with a victory for the Gusties, securing their fifth team point with a 7-6, 6-4 victory at #5 singles.
Up Next
Gustavus will compete in a pair of MIAC road matches on Saturday, March 28. Half the team will travel to battle the Hamline University Pipers at 12:30pm while the other half will take on the Saint Mary's University Cardinals at 1:30pm.
