BETTENDORF, Iowa – The Gustavus men’s tennis team Saturday met Washington University-St. Louis in the middle at a neutral site and lost 8-1 in its first outdoor match of the season. The Gusties drop to 7-2 overall, while the Bears improve to 4-1.
“I was proud of the team’s effort today,” Head Coach Tommy Valentini said. “It was a big ask to take on a WashU team of this caliber in our first outdoor match in a long time. The guys came out with very good energy in the doubles. We weren’t able to execute quite as well as we needed to there, but did a lot of good things. Once they had the big lead, they were able play downhill a bit on us in the singles. Still, our guys competed well, fought hard and made some important strides. We learned a lot about ourselves in this one as a result of embracing this tough challenge, and the guys will grow and improve from it moving forward.”
Singles
| 1. Ethan Hillis (WSTL) def. Nick Aney (GACM) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 2. Scott Altmeyer (WSTL) def. Indraneel Raut (GACM) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 3. Benjamin Vander Sman (WSTL) def. Daniel Fouchier (GACM) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 4. Daniel Li (WSTL) def. Oscar Wikstrom (GACM) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 5. Alex Budde (GACM) def. Abhi Ramireddy (WSTL) 4-4, retired |
| 6. Gaurav Singh (WSTL) def. Caleb Fridinger (GACM) 6-0, 6-2 |
Doubles
| 1. Scott Altmeyer/Abhi Ramireddy (WSTL) def. Nick Aney/Alex Budde (GACM) 8-2 |
| 2. Daniel Li/Benjamin Vander Sman (WSTL) def. Xavier Sanga/Daniel Fouchier (GACM) 8-5 |
| 3. Ethan Hillis/Gaurav Singh (WSTL) def. Joseph Punnoose/Caleb Fridinger (GACM) 8-3 |
The Gusties host Hamline and Macalester next Saturday.