Saints Athletics at The College of St. Scholastica

Box Score

LAKEVILLE, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men’s tennis team suffered a narrow defeat to Hamline University on Sunday afternoon, falling 5-4 at Lifetime Fitness Center.

CSS dropped to two of the three doubles matches with the No. 3 team of Kevin Hilpert (So.-Stillwater, Minn.) and Tim Dean (Jr.-Rhinelander, Wis.) coming out on top 8-4.

In singles action, Jacob Engelstad (So.-Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln) at the No. 2 spot won for the second consecutive day with a 6-1, 6-2 triumph. Kevin Hilpert came out of his match at the No. 4 position on top with a 7-6 (7-0), 4-6, (10-8) victory. The final win by the Saints came from Tim Dean at No.6 singles as he rallied to win 3-6, 6-1, (10-7).

The Saints drop 0-2 this season, while the Pipers improve to 1-1.

The Saints will be in action next in two weeks when it hosts St. John’s University at 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 20th in the Burns Wellness Fieldhouse.