SAINT PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus men’s tennis teams swept a pair of MIAC competitors on Saturday, topping Macalester 9-0 and blanking new conference opponent St. Scholastica 9-0. With the wins, the Gusties improve to 18-10 overall and 7-0 in the MIAC.
“The guys played well today,” said Head Coach Tommy Valentini. “It was fun to be back home and to get outdoors. Against Macalester we played well in the doubles to get out to the 3-0 lead. Caleb and Josh stepped up nicely in the back end of their match to get us the sweep. In singles our guys stayed poised and handled the close moments very well. Against St. Scholastica, Neel and Daniel held their nerve at 1 doubles to get us out ahead 3-0. From there everyone was solid in singles and stuck to their gameplans. We’re thankful for the results today and look forward to continuing to improve as a group.”
Gustavus 9, Macalester 0
Doubles
| 1. Nick Aney/Alex Budde (GACM) def. Alex Sargent/Matthew Sullivan (MAC) 8-0 |
| 2. Sourabh Terakanambi (Jr., Apple Valley)/Marco Siviero (GACM) def. Jordan Doi/Josh Marine (MAC) 8-2 |
| 3. Caleb Fridinger/Josh Christensen (GACM) def. Alexander Poland/Liam Lynch (MAC) 8-4 |
Singles
| 1. Nick Aney (Sr., Rochester) (GACM) def. Alex Sargent (MAC) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 2. Alex Budde (Jr., Menomonee Falls, Wis.) (GACM) def. Karsten Knutsen (MAC) 7-6, 6-2 |
| 3. Marco Siviero (Fy., Sao Miguel de Oeste, Brazil) (GACM) def. Jordan Doi (MAC) 6-3, 6-3 |
| 4. Rafael Costa (Fy., Sao Paulo, Brazil) (GACM) def. Matthew Sullivan (MAC) 6-2, 7-5 |
| 5. Josh Christensen (Fy., Rochester) (GACM) def. Anton Korolev (MAC) 6-4, 6-3 |
| 6. Caleb Fridinger (So., Woodbury) (GACM) def. Alexander Poland (MAC) 6-0, 6-1 |
Gustavus 9, St. Scholastica 0
Doubles
| 1. Indraneel Raut/Daniel Fouchier (GACM) def. Elliot Schneider/Jonas Abeleda (CSS) 8-7 |
| 2. Jack Bergmeyer (Lincoln, Neb.)/Oscar Wikstrom (Jr., Hunnebostrand, Sweden) (GACM) def. Carter Anderson/Giacomo Lucchesi (CSS) 8-0 |
| 3. Joel Hug/Joseph Punnoose (Sr., Bloomington) (GACM) def. Alex Daignault/Reece Patten (CSS) 8-2 |
Singles
| 1. Indraneel Raut (GACM) def. Elliot Schneider (CSS) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 2. Daniel Fouchier (GACM) def. Jonas Abeleda (CSS) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 3. Jack Bergmeyer (GACM) def. Carter Anderson (CSS) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 4. Oscar Wikstrom (GACM) def. Giacomo Lucchesi (CSS) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 5. Drew Elofson (Sr., Saint Peter) (GACM) def. Riley Versich (CSS) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 6. Joel Hug (GACM) def. Jake Seitz (CSS) 6-0, 6-1 |
The Gusties will next host UW-Eau Claire and travel to Hamline on Saturday April, 16th.