DULUTH, Minn. – The Macalester College men's tennis team lost to the College of St. Scholastica, 6-3 in a non-conference dual Saturday afternoon. The Scots are now 2-1 on the season, while the Saints remain unbeaten at 4-0.

Macalester's No. 3 doubles tandem of junior Ben Wilson (Oakland, Calif./College Preparatory School) and sophomore Peter Willenborg (Storrs, Conn./E.O. Smith) earned the Scots' lone point in doubles with an 8-4 win. In singles, junior Josh Doyle (Cologne, Germany/Friedrich Wilhelm Gymnasium) made his 2017 debut with a win at No. 1 singles over Serhii Tykhonenko, 7-6 (11-9), 6-1. Wilson won his match over Trace Combs at No. 6 singles in three sets.

Macalester returns to action on Saturday, Mar. 4, facing Gustavus Adolphus and UW-Whitewater in St. Peter, Minn.

Macalester vs St. Scholastica
Feb 18, 2017 at Duluth, MN

St. Scholastica 6, Macalester 3

Singles competition
1. Josh Doyle (MAC) def. Serhii Tykhonenko (CSS) 7-6 (11-9), 6-1
2. Ernesto Telles (CSS) def. Aidan Tirpack (MAC) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
3. Brendan Boudreau (CSS) def. Hardt Bergmann (MAC) 6-2, 6-4
4. Logan Engelstad (CSS) def. Matthew Yang (MAC) 6-1, 6-2
5. Bryce Gadke (CSS) def. Peter Willenborg (MAC) 6-4, 6-0
6. Ben Wilson (MAC) def. Trace Combs (CSS) 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8)

Doubles competition
1. Serhii Tykhonenko/Logan Engelstad (CSS) def. Josh Doyle/Matthew Yang (MAC) 8-4
2. Ernesto Telles/Bryce Gadke (CSS) def. Aidan Tirpack/Hardt Bergmann (MAC) 8-4
3. Peter Willenborg/Ben Wilson (MAC) def. Brendan Boudreau/Trace Combs (CSS) 8-4