The tenth-ranked Gustavus men’s tennis team posted a pair of wins over 21st-ranked Kalamazoo College 8-1 and Wartburg College 6-3 with split squads. The Gusties, who had not played a match in 10 days, faced Kalamazoo in Milwaukee, Wis. and Wartburg in Waverly, Iowa. Both wins improved Gustavus’ overall record to 21-8 for the program’s 15th consecutive 20-win season. The Gusties end conference play and the regular season on Saturday, April 25 against Macalester at 9:30 a.m. and St. Thomas at 2 p.m. in St. Paul.
Gustavus 8, Kalamazoo 1
Doubles
1. Mike Burdakin/John Kauss (GA) def. Jason Brown/Cyrus Jadun (KC) 9-8 (9-7)
2. Charlie Paukert/Ben Tomasek (GA) def. Patrick Boyd/Joshua Rinaldi (KC) 8-5
3. Nick Hansen/Kevin Stickney (GA) def. Nate Eddy/Joe Unger (KC) 8-6
Singles
1. John Kauss (GA) def. Cyrus Jadun (KC) 6-2, 6-1
2. Patrick Boyd (KC) def. Mike Burdakin (GA) 7-6 (2), 6-2
3. Charlie Paukert (GA) def. Nate Eddy (KC) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
4. Ben Tomasek (GA) def. Joshua Rinaldi (KC) 6-3, 6-1
5. Kevin Stickney (GA) def. Alex Dombos (KC) 6-4, 6-4
6. Patrick Clark (GA) def. Tom Cafmeyer (KC) 6-3, 6-3
Gustavus 6, Wartburg 3
Doubles
1. Mitch Eslick/Tom Koenen (WAR) def. Ashok Jethwa/Krishan Jethwa (GA) 9-8 (7-4)
2. Daniel Pomeranc/Ryan Hallsten (GA) def. Pat Mullen/Chris Buckingham (WAR) 8-6
3. Brooks Stapleton/Patrick Pisani (GA) def. Andrew Kahler/Aaron Masterson (WAR) 8-0
Singles
1. Ashok Jethwa (GA) def. Mitch Eslick (WAR) 5-7, 6-3, 11-9
2. Daniel Pomeranc (GA) def. Chris Buckingham (WAR) 6-1, 6-1
3. Tom Koenen (WAR) def. Ryan Hallsten (GA) 6-2, 6-2
4. Andrew Kahler (WAR) def. Theo Roth (GA) 6-4, 6-2
5. Krishan Jethwa (GA) def. Aaron Masterson (WAR) 6-1, 6-2
6. Eric Ice (GA) def. Pat Mullen (WAR) 6-2, 6-1