LAKEVILLE, Minn. – The Macalester College men's tennis team picked up a 6-3 victory over St. Olaf College in a MIAC dual Thursday night at Lifetime Fitness in Lakeville. The Scots improve to 7-8 overall and 3-4 in the conference, while the Oles fall to 1-11, 1-7 MIAC.
In doubles, Macalester won two of the three matches, including a victory by senior
Hardt Bergmann (Mahtomedi, Minn./Mahtomedi) and junior
Aidan Tirpack (Mill Valley, Calif./Tamalpais) at second doubles. Junior
Ben Wilson (Oakland, Calif./College Preparatory School) and sophomore
Peter Willenborg (Storrs, Conn./E.O. Smith) also won their match at third doubles.
In singles, Tirpack, Willenborg and Wilson earned victories at No. 2, No. 4 and No. 6 singles, respectively. Junior
Josh Doyle (Cologne, Germany/Friedrich Wilhelm Gymnasium) also won his match at first singles in straight sets.
Macalester continues MIAC play with a league dual at Carleton on Saturday, Apr. 29 in Northfield, Minn.
St. Olaf vs Macalester
Apr 27, 2017 at Lakeville, Minn.
Macalester 6, St. Olaf 3
Singles competition
1.
Josh Doyle (MAC) def. Christian Beck (STO) 6-2, 6-2
2.
Aidan Tirpack (MAC) def. Danny Hogan (STO) 6-2, 6-2
3. Sam Hohenshell (STO) def.
Hardt Bergmann (MAC) 4-6, 6-0, 10-5
4.
Peter Willenborg (MAC) def. Corey Loken (STO) 6-3, 6-7, 11-9
5. Christopher Prokosch (STO) def.
Matthew Yang (MAC) 6-4, 2-6, 10-5
6.
Ben Wilson (MAC) def. Gus Fedje-Johnson (STO) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Christian Beck/Danny Hogan (STO) def.
Josh Doyle/
Matthew Yang (MAC) 8-6
2.
Hardt Bergmann/
Aidan Tirpack (MAC) def. Gus Fedje-Johnson/Corey Loken (STO) 8-5
3.
Peter Willenborg/
Ben Wilson (MAC) def. Sam Hohenshell/Christopher Prokosch (STO) 9-7