ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Macalester College men's tennis team hosted St. John's University in Saturday afternoon MIAC play at Hayden Courts. The Scots fell to the Johnnies, 7-2 in the dual. Macalester moves to 6-6 overall and 1-2 in MIAC play. St. John's improves to 8-5 and 4-2 in the conference.

Macalester No. 1 player Josh Doyle picked up where he left off. After earning two wins in last night's play against Gustavus, Doyle continued to have success with a singles win over SJU's Jack Hansen today. After falling in the first set (2-6), Doyle came back to win set two 6-4 and the tiebreaker, 10-4. He partnered with Brian Utz to defeat Jack Hansen and Tim Larson at No. 1 doubles. The duo won 8-5.

Macalester will return to action on Thursday, April 14 when they take on Bethel University. The match is slated for 5 p.m. at Hayden Courts.

Tennis Match Results
Saint John's University 7, Macalester College 2

 Singles competition
1. Josh Doyle (MAC) def. Jack Hansen (SJU) 2-6, 6-4, 10-4
2. Tim Larson (SJU) def. Brian Utz (MAC) 7-6 (7-5), 7-5
3. Andrew Nagel (SJU) def. Aidan Tirpack (MAC) 6-2, 1-6, 10-6
4. Ben Lahren (SJU) def. Wilson Merrell (MAC) 6-4, 6-2
5. Ryan Meger (SJU) def. Matthew Yang (MAC) 1-6, 6-2, 10-5
6. Jonah Punnoose (SJU) def. Peter Willenborg (MAC) 6-1, 7-6 (7-3)

 Doubles competition
1. Josh Doyle/Brian Utz (MAC) def. Jack Hansen/Tim Larson (SJU) 8-5
2. Ben Lahren/Andrew Nagel (SJU) def. Wilson Merrell/Aidan Tirpack (MAC) 8-4
3. Ryan Meger/Jonah Punnoose (SJU) def. Hardt Bergmann/Matthew Yang (MAC) 8-4

Match Notes:
Saint John's University 8-5, 4-2 MIAC
Macalester College 6-6, 1-2 MIAC