ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Gustavus men’s tennis team traveled to Hamline Friday and defeated the Pipers 9-0. With the win the Gusties will move to 7-2 overall and 2-0 in the MIAC.
“The guys played very solid tonight,” said Head Coach Tommy Valentini. “Hamline was short-handed but came out swinging and competed well at 1 and 2 doubles. Luke and Joe did well to keep their composure early and once they found their game, they were in command. Lawrence and Joel weathered an early storm and made a few key adjustments while being very poised and were able to give us the 3-0 lead. From there everyone did well to execute their game plans in singles. We’re thankful for the win tonight and looking forward to bringing our best tomorrow.”
Gustavus 9, Hamline 0
Singles
- Joseph Punnoose (GACM) def. Tou Get Xiong (HU) 6-2, 6-2
- Joel Hug (GACM) def. Nazeer Robinson (HU) 6-2, 6-3
- Lawrence Hiquiana (GACM) def. Blake Kuether (HU) 6-0, 6-0
- Mouaad Alhouni (GACM) def. Allan Yang (HU) 6-0, 6-1
- Luke Haddorff (GACM) def. Sean Le (HU) 6-0, 6-2
- GACM wins by default
Doubles
- Hiquiana/Hug (GACM) def. Xiong/Robinson (HU) 8-5
- Punnoose/Haddorff (GACM) def. Yang/Le (HU) 8-3
- GACM wins by default
The Gusties will be back in action Saturday when they take on Concordia and St. Thomas at home at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., respectively.