The Gustavus men’s tennis team opened its 2006 spring season Thursday evening with an 8-1 win over NCAA Division II University of Hawai’i-Hilo in Honolulu, Hawai’i.
Loren Collins (Sr., Dallas, Texas) and Jesse Brauer (Jr., Mankato, Minn.) paired for a win at #3 doubles and then picked up wins at #1 singles and #3 singles, respectively. Roy Bryan (Sr., Edina, Minn.) teamed with brother Andy Bryan (So., Edina, Minn.) to win at #2 doubles and then picked up a 6-4, 6-1 win at #4 singles. Adam Morgan (Sr., Barrington, Ill.) was also a double winner for the Gusties, teaming with Brett Morse-Karzen (Sr., Wilmette, Ill.) to win at #1 doubles before capturing a win a #2 singles.
The lone win for the Vulcans came at #5 singles when Patrick Sosnowski defeated Morse-Karzen 6-3, 6-4.
The Gusties (1-0) continue their swing through Hawai’i Friday against Brigham Young University-Hawai’i and Saturday against Division I University of Hawai’i-Manoa before returning to Minnesota.
Gustavus Adolphus College 8, University of Hawai’i-Hilo 1
Feb. 2, 2006 at Honolulu, Hawai’i
Singles
#1 Loren Collins (GAC) def. Daniel Pollock (UHH) 6-1, 6-2
#2 Adam Morgan (GAC) def. Christian Schonau (UHH) 7-5, 6-1
#3 Jesse Brauer (GAC) def. Tomas Mikulasek (UHH) 6-4, 5-7, 10-7
#4 Roy Bryan (GAC) def. Mitchel Gelina (UHH) 6-4, 6-1
#5 Patrick Sosnowski (UHH) def. Brett Morse-Karzen (GAC) 6-3, 6-4
#6 John Kauss (GAC) def. Fuyuki Samejima (UHH) 2-6, 7-6 (4), 11-9
Doubles
#1 Morgan/Morse-Karzen (GAC) def. Pollock/Samejima 8-0
#2 R. Bryan/Andy Bryan (GAC) def. Lars Melskens/Schonau 8-3
#3 Collins/Brauer (GAC) def. Mikulasek/Gelina 8-1