St. Peter, Minn. – After a brief absence from competition on Minnesota soil, the Gustavus Adolphus men’s tennis team snapped a three-match losing-skid with a pair of home victories at the Brown Outdoor Courts on Saturday. The Gusties kicked off the day with a 9-0 sweep of Saint Mary’s University and then capped the afternoon with an 8-1 win over Macalester College.
With the wins, Gustavus improves to 13-8 overall and 6-0 in the MIAC. The Gusties will be busy next weekend with a Friday match against DePauw University at 7:00 p.m. in Jackson, Wisconsin, and Saturday matches against the University of Chicago at 10:30 a.m. in Elkhorn, Wisconsin and St. Cloud State at 12:00 p.m. in St. Peter.
Gustavus 9 def. Saint Mary’s 0
Singles Competition
Mohanad Al-Houni (GAC) def. Tim Wolford (SMU) 6-1, 6-2
Brad Entwistle (GAC) def. Collin Kaczorowski (SMU) 6-4, 6-1
Tommy Entwistle (GAC) def. Brett Giesen (SMU) 6-0, 6-0
Matt Baker (GAC) def. Brenden Amiotte (SMU) 6-1, 6-1
David Hagberg (GAC) def. Alex Holm (SMU) 6-1, 6-2
Gabe Steinwand (GAC) def. Warren Lawrenz (SMU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles Competition
Mohanad Al-Houni/Brad Entwistle (GAC) def. Tim Wolford/Collin Kaczorowski (SMU) 8-3
Sam Hjelm/Colin Rieke (GAC) def. Brenden Amiotte/Blake Olmscheid (SMU) 8-3
Matt Baker/Matt Bettes (GAC) def. Andrew Johnson/Alex Holm (SMU) 8-0
Gustavus 8 def. Macalester 1
Singles Competition
Motasem Al-Houni (GAC) def. Brian Utz (MAC) 6-0, 6-1
Andres Saenz (GAC) def. Josh Doyle (MAC) 6-3, 6-3
Aidan Tirpack (MAC) def. Mitch Elofson (GAC) 0-6, 7-5, 1-0 (12-10)
Zach Ekstein (GAC) def. Wilson Merrell (MAC) 6-1, 6-1
T. Connor Shives (GAC) def. Sam Nade (MAC) 6-2, 6-3
Nick Reiners (GAC) def. Perry Campbell (MAC) 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (10-2)
Doubles Competition
Motasem Al-Houni/Andres Saenz (GAC) def. Aidan Tirpack/Brian Utz (MAC) 8-3
Mitch Elofson/T. Connor Shives (GAC) def. Josh Doyle/Wilson Merrell (MAC) 8-6
Zach Ekstein/Tommy Entwistle (GAC) def. Sam Nade/Travis Beach (MAC) 8-0