SAINT PETER, Minn. -- Gustavus Adolphus, ranked 40th nationally and 11th in the Central Region, hosted Macalester at the Swanson Tennis Center and sent the Scots home with a 9-0 defeat.

Macalester got close in two matches as Lily Stein dropped a 6-4, 6-2 decision at number four singles and Emily Fule was defeated 6-4, 6-3 at five singles but the Gusties, who feature a pair of top-10 ranked singles player in the region handed the Scots their second consecutive defeat, both by Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foes.

Now 3-2 on the season and 0-2 in conference play, Macalester returns to action Friday when it hosts St. Olaf in a MIAC match at the Baseline Tennis Center. The match is slated to get underway at 8 p.m.