Austin Sommerfeld

Men's Tennis See Defeat to Division II Eckerd

3/13/2024 7:00:00 PM

Box Score St. Petersburg, Fla. - The College of Saint Scholastica men's tennis team played Division II opponent Eckerd College on their final match of spring break. The Saints would fall 7-0.

Doubles
Today's match only counted as one decision and the foes would be able to claim the point, the teams also only played to six points.

Jonas Abeleda (Sydney, Australia/St Aloysius' College) and Eamon Gerrard-Stace (Brisbane, Au./) saw a 6-1 defeat, it would be a similar outcome for Dane Patten (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) and Carter Anderson (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing HS).

In the final pairing, Jack Onkka (Thief River Falls, Minn./) and Alex Daigneault (Agua Dulce, Calif./Hart HS) had a close 4-6 loss.

Singles
Eckerd would be able to hold off the Saints, Abeleda lost in his match 6-0, 6-1.

Patten lost 6-0, 6-3 and Harper Dircks (Hopkins, Minn./) fell 6-1, 6-0.

Onkka fell 6-1, 6-2, while Andy Shaffer (Buffalo, Minn./) took a 6-1, 6-2 defeat.

In sixth spot, Daigneault battled with his opponent, barely losing the first set 7-5 before dropping the second set 6-1.

Up Next
This concludes the spring break trip for the men's team, they finish the trip 2-3 and have an overall record of 7-7. They will face Saint John's University on Saturday, March 23 in Virginia, Minn. 
 
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