GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Gustavus men’s tennis wrapped up its opening weekend with a match against Division I University of North Dakota on Sunday. The Gusties, who competed against DI Creighton University the day before, fell to the Fighting Hawks 0-7.
The Gusties’ doubles team put up a fight against the undefeated Fighting Hawks. The pairs of Nick Aney (Sr., Rochester) and Marco Siviero (So., Sao Miguel de Oeste, Brazil) and Daniel Fouchier (Sr., Nootdorp, Netherlands) and Taona Mhwandagara (So., Harare, Zimbabwe) both dropped 6-7 decisions in the No. 1 and No. 2 spots for the Gusties. Alex Budde (Sr., Menomonee Falls, Wis.) and Gage Gohl (Fy., Sioux Falls, S.D.) picked up the Gusties’ only win of the day, winning 6-4 in the No. 3 spot.
The Gusties are off to Florida this week for a series of six matches from Feb. 2 to Feb. 4.
Singles Scores
| 1. Gerhard Sullwald (UNDM) def. Nick Aney (GACM) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 2. Cian McDonnell (UNDM) def. Indraneel Raut (GACM) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 3. Edmond Aynedjian (UNDM) def. Marco Siviero (GACM) 6-3, 4-6, 10-5 |
| 4. Nikita Snezhko (UNDM) def. Daniel Fouchier (GACM) 4-6, 7-6, 10-4 |
| 5. Riley Odell (UNDM) def. Alex Budde (GACM) 6-2, 6-3 |
| 6. Jayho Hong (UNDM) def. Josh Christensen (GACM) 7-5, 3-6, 11-9 |
Doubles Scores
| 1. Gerhard Sullwald/Nikita Snezhko (UNDM) def. Nick Aney/Marco Siviero (GACM) 7-6 |
| 2. Cian McDonnell/Edmond Aynedjian (UNDM) def. Daniel Fouchier/Taona Mhwandagara (GACM) 7-6 |
| 3. Alex Budde/Gage Gohl (GACM) def. Riley Odell/Drew Van Fossen (UNDM) 6-4 |