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Macalester knocked off St. Thomas in a first-round match at the MIAC men's tennis playoffs Friday at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. The Scots claimed two of the three doubles matches and won the final two singles matches contested to pull off the victory.

Macalester's moves on to tomorrow's semi-finals and will take on top-seeded Gustavus at 11:30 a.m.

St. Thomas came in following a 7-2 MIAC regular season and as the tournament's No. 3 seed. The upset-minded Scots came in as the No. 6 seed and with a 4-5 conference record.

Michael Coleman (Jr., Westlake Village, Calif. / Agoura) evened the match 4-4 with a comeback three-set victory and the final and decisive contest came at No. 4 singles, where Evan Elderbrock (So., Madison, Wis. / West) battled back from a 0-6 defeat in the opening set. Elderbrock took the second set 7-6 and led in the third when UST's player was forced to retire with leg cramps.

Coleman won his come-from-behind match 3-6, 6-2 and 6-2. Macalester's third triumph in singles play was turned in at No. 6 by Justin Margolies (Jr., Madison, Wis. / West), who took a three-set battle 6-4, 4-6 and 6-4.

The difference in the match for Mac was taking two of the three doubles sets. Macalester's All-MIAC tandem of Coleman and Paul Mairet (Jr., Rochester, Minn. / Century) won 8-3 and the team of Titus Levy (Sr., New York, N.Y. / Fieldston School) and Max Edwards (Fy., Rochester, Minn. / Mayo) came out on top 8-6.

In the other MIAC quarter-final match, Bethel edged St. Olaf 5-4, and will take on No. 2 Carleton in Saturday's other semi-final contest.

Macalester vs. St. Thomas box score:

Macalester 5, St. Thomas 4
May 07, 2010 at St. Peter, Minn. (Swanson Tennis Center)

Singles competition

1. Michael Coleman (MAC) def. Andy Michels (UST-MEN) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2

2. Brendan O'Connell (UST-MEN) def. Chris Fowler (MAC) 6-0, 6-1

3. Dan Cooper (UST-MEN) def. Titus Levy (MAC) 6-2, 6-4

4. Evan Elderbrock (MAC) def. Kevin Walker (UST-MEN) 0-6, 7-6 (7-1), retired

5. Mitch Blackey (UST-MEN) def. Max Edwards (MAC) 6-0, 7-5

6. Justin Margolies (MAC) def. Matt Bergstrom (UST-MEN) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

 

Doubles competition

1. Michael Coleman/Paul Mairet (MAC) def. Brendan O'Connell/Dan Cooper (UST-MEN) 8-3

2. Andy Michels/Kevin Walker (UST-MEN) def. Evan Elderbrock/Chris Fowler (MAC) 8-6

3. Max Edwards/Titus Levy (MAC) def. Mitch Blackey/Drew Carlson (UST-MEN) 8-6

 

Match Notes

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (,3,5,6,2,1,4)