Notables
-Engelstad ties Stainer for most wins in a career (116)
-Sixth straight win for the Saints
-Engelstad and Telles remain unbeaten in singles competition
-CSS leads Martin Luther 42-3 all-time
DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) -- The St. Scholastica men's tennis team conquered Martin Luther College 7-2 at Arrowhead Tennis Center Friday.
Doubles
The No. 1 team,
Serhii Tykhonenko (Kiev, Ukraine/Lyceum #100 “Podil”) and
Brendan Boudreau (Thunder Bay, Ontario/Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate) blanked their Knight opponents 8-0.
Logan Engelstad (Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln HS) and
Zach Meikle (La Salle, Manitoba/Linden Christian School), the No. 2 team, won with a final score of 8-6. And at No. 3,
Chad Hietala (Aurora, Minn./Eveleth-Gilbert HS) and
Jason Kent (Winnipeg, Manitoba/Altoona (Wis.) HS) were ahead 7-5 when Martin Luther caught up and tied up the match 7-7. Kent and Hietala were able to win the next two games, with a final shot down the line from Kent, and win with a score of 9-7.
Singles
For singles, the Saints won four out of six singles matches; three of these matches were sweeps.
Ernesto Telles (El Salvador/Academia Britanica Cuscatleca) (No. 1), Engelstad (No. 2) and
Bryce Gadke (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield HS) (No. 3), all won by scores of 6-0, 6-0. In the No. 4 spot,
Trace Combs (White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake HS) was victorious with a score of 6-3, 6-3.
Engelstad: Close to Making History
Engelstad has accumulated 116 victories between singles and doubles play in his career. He has now surpassed his brother, Jacob Engelstad, and is tied with
Josh Stainer (Rowlands Castle, England/South Downs College) for the program record of 116 wins.
Up Next
The Saints (11-1, 2-0 UMAC) host the University of Northwestern (Minn.) at the Arrowhead Tennis Center tomorrow. Match time is scheduled to begin 2:30 p.m.
