Notables
-This is the third 5-0 start in program history
-CSS has won the last 31 consecutive matches against the Cougars
-CSS did not lose a game in any of the singles matches
VIRGINIA, Minn. (
csssaints.com) - The St. Scholastica men's tennis team swept the University of Minnesota Morris 9-0 Sunday in a conference match. CSS has shutout Morris in 14 of the last 15 meetings.
Doubles
The No. 1 team of
Brendan Boudreau (Thunder Bay, Ontario/Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate) and
Ernesto Telles (El Salvador/Academia Britanica Cuscatleca) swept their Cougar opponents with a score of 8-0.
Zach Meikle (La Salle, Manitoba/Linden Christian School) and
Logan Engelstad (Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln HS), the No. 2 team, dropped only one game for a score of 8-1. The No. 3 team of
Jason Kent (Winnipeg, Manitoba/Altoona (Wis.) HS) and
Caleb Thill (Altoona, Wis./Altoona HS) was victorious, ending with a score 8-0.
Singles
All singles matches were 6-0, 6-0 sweeps. In the No. 1 spot was
Serhii Tykhonenko (Kiev, Ukraine/Lyceum #100 “Podil”), Engelstad (No. 2),
Bryce Gadke (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield HS) (No. 3),
Trace Combs (White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake HS) (No. 4),
Chad Hietala (Aurora, Minn./Eveleth-Gilbert HS) (No. 5) and
Elliot Kazlauskas (New Prague, Minn./New Prague HS) was victorious in the No. 6 slot.
Up Next
The Saints (5-0, 1-0 UMAC) will take on Luther College (Iowa) in White Bear Lake, Minnesota next Saturday. Match time is scheduled for 3 p.m.
