MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (csssaints.com) – In their first conference match since October, the St. Scholastica men's tennis team was on the wrong side of a 3-6 score to Macalester College on Friday evening in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) action at the Baseline Tennis Center.

Doubles
The Saints (1-3, 0-2 MIAC) got off to a fast start coming away with two of the three doubles matches and a one-point advantage against the Scots (2-1, 1-0 MIAC) heading into singles play.

The #1 tandem of Jonas Abeleda (Sydney, Australia/St Aloysius' College) and Eamon Gerrard-Stace (Brisbane, Au.) won 8-6, and the #2 duo of Julius Tabrizi (Frankfurt, Germany/Bischof-Neumann) and Jack Onkka (Thief River Falls, Minn.) was also victorious 8-2. 

Singles
St. Scholastica's momentum was halted in singles play as Macalester went on to take 5 of the 6 remaining contests.

At the No. 6 position, Reece Patten (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) outlasted his opponent in a third-set superbreaker, coming away with a 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (14-12) victory. 

Up Next
The Saints won't have to wait long for their next MIAC action as they are slated to host their first home match of the season today at the Duluth Indoor Sports Center. The defending MIAC champions and regionally ranked Gustavus Adolphus Gusties will be coming to town with doubles action set to get underway at 2 p.m