SAINT PETER, Minn. – The No. 17 Gustavus men’s tennis team late Friday night shut out Luther 9-0 at the Swanson Tennis Center. The Gusties cruised in doubles and then won each singles matchup in straight sets to improve to 13-7 overall.
”The guys played a solid match tonight,” Head Coach Tommy Valentini said. “Luther is a strong team. They’re well coached and play very good doubles. We had the right energy out of the gates. Michael and Xavier were outstanding and set a great tone. Joel Hug stepped in with poise in both singles and doubles and everyone had a good mindset in the singles. It was a great team effort. I think the guys were excited to be home for a Friday night match. The atmosphere was great and we’ll look to build on the performance as we face another tough challenge on Sunday.”
Singles
- Patrick Whaling (GACM) def. Cole Schneider (LUTM) 6-0, 6-4
- Chase Johnson (GACM) def. Grant Morton (LUTM) 6-3, 6-3
- Michael O’Neil (GACM) def. Nate Parsons (LUTM) 6-0, 6-1
- Nick Aney (GACM) def. Brian Murman (LUTM) 6-1, 6-0
- Indraneel Raut (GACM) def. Brook Norwood (LUTM) 6-2, 6-4
- Joel Hug (GACM) def. Jake Smith (LUTM) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
- Patrick Whaling/Chase Johnson (GACM) def. Cole Schneider/Nate Parsons (LUTM) 8-3
- Michael O’Neil/Xavier Sanga (GACM) def. Brian Murman/Grant Morton (LUTM) 8-2
- Nick Aney/Joel Hug (GACM) def. Jake Smith/Ryan Ortega (LUTM) 8-4
Gustavus next competes against Kalamazoo in Jackson, Wis. at 10 a.m. Sunday.