ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Macalester College men's tennis team closed out the regular season with a 7-2 loss to St. Thomas in a MIAC dual Saturday afternoon at St. Paul Academy. The Scots, who have qualified for this week's MIAC playoffs, are now 10-8 overall and 5-4 in the conference. The Tommies improve to 11-3, 7-2 MIAC.

Macalester's top doubles team of senior Brian Utz (Rochester, Minn./Lourdes) and sophomore Josh Doyle (Cologne, Germany/Friedrich Wilhelm Gymnasium) earned the Scots' first point with a win at No. 1 doubles, 8-6. Utz was the only Macalester player to win in singles, with a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 2 singles.

Macalester will play in the MIAC playoffs on Wednesday, May 4. The opponent and location have yet to be determined.

Macalester vs St. Thomas
Apr 30, 2016 at St. Paul, Minn.

St. Thomas 7, Macalester 2

Singles competition
1. Luke Elifson (UST-MEN) def. Joshua Doyle (MAC) 6-3, 6-2
2. Brian Utz (MAC) def. Brady Radermacher (UST-MEN) 7-5, 6-1
3. Burke Anderson (UST-MEN) def. Aidan Tirpack (MAC) 6-2, 6-2
4. Scott Wall (UST-MEN) def. Wilson Merrell (MAC) 7-6, 6-4
5. Allen-Michael Muench (UST-MEN) def. Matthew Yang (MAC) 7-5, 6-3
6. Ben Wait (UST-MEN) def. Peter Willenborg (MAC) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Joshua Doyle/Brian Utz (MAC) def. Luke Elifson/Scott Wall (UST-MEN) 8-6
2. Allen-Michael Muench/Brady Radermacher (UST-MEN) def. Aidan Tirpack/Hardt Bergmann (MAC) 8-4
3. Burke Anderson/Ben Wait (UST-MEN) def. Peter Willenborg/Matthew Yang (MAC) 9-7