Notables
-Schneider has won 15 straight No. 1 singles matches in dual play
-Lucchesi and Versich have won eight straight singles matches
-First meeting between the two programs since 2008
DE PERE, Wis. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's tennis team began its 2022 campaign with a 6-3 victory over St. Norbert College (Wis.) on Sunday.
Doubles
The top two doubles teams took home wins for the Saints.
Elliot Schneider (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) and
Giacomo Lucchesi (Lima, Peru/Santa Maria Marianistas) at the No. 1 spot won by an 8-3 margin.
The No. 2 team, which consists of first-year players
Jonas Abeleda (Sydney, Australia/St Aloysius' College) and
Alex Daigneault (Agua Dulce, Calif./Hart HS), won by a score of 8-2.
Singles
Schneider continued where he left off last season in dual play with a 6-1, 6-1 win at the No. 1 spot.
Abeleda won his first collegiate singles match with a 6-3, 6-0 victory at the No. 2 position.
At the No. 4 spot, Lucchesi won by scores of 6-3, 6-2.
At the No. 5 spot,
Riley Versich (Kelly Lake, Minn./Hibbing HS (Itasca CC)) cruised to a 6-0, 6-3 victory.
Up Next
The Saints will have their first Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) match next Saturday when they face Saint John's University up at the Virginia Indoor Tennis Center. Action is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.
