EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The Macalester College men's tennis team lost to UW-Eau Claire, 6-3 in a non-conference dual Sunday afternoon at the Eau Claire YMCA. The Scots drop to 3-2 on the season, while the Blugolds improve to 9-1.

Macalester picked up a point in doubles, as senior Ben Wilson (Oakland, Calif./College Preparatory School) and junior Matthew Yang (Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman) won their match at No. 3 doubles, 8-4. In singles, senior Josh Doyle (Cologne, Germany/Friedrich Wilhelm Gymnasium) and first year Sam Hochberger (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove) were victorious at first and third singles, respectively. The dual was decided at second and fifth singles, with UW-Eau Claire winning both matches in three sets.

Macalester travels to Hilton Head, S.C., on Mar. 11 for four duals over Spring Break, beginning with a dual against Ohio Wesleyan on Mar. 12.

Macalester vs UW-Eau Claire
Mar 04, 2018 at Eau Claire, Wis.
 
UW-Eau Claire 6, Macalester 3
 
 Singles competition
1. Josh Doyle (MAC) def. Zach Janssen (UWEC) 7-5, 6-0
2. Andrew Dahl (UWEC) def. Aidan Tirpack (MAC) 6-3, 2-6, 10-5
3. Sam Hochberger (MAC) def. Grant Mauthe (UWEC) 6-1, 6-0
4. Renan Barros (UWEC) def. Ben White (MAC) 6-1, 6-3
5. Danny Schoen (UWEC) def. Peter Willenborg (MAC) 2-6, 6-2, 10-5
6. Adam Burk (UWEC) def. Matthew Yang (MAC) 6-3, 6-2
 
 Doubles competition
1. Andrew Dahl/Danny Schoen (UWEC) def. Josh Doyle/Sam Hochberger (MAC) 8-5
2. Zach Janssen/Grant Mauthe (UWEC) def. Aidan Tirpack/Ben White (MAC) 8-3
3. Ben Wilson/Matthew Yang (MAC) def. Evan Fridinger/Jackson Lindquist (UWEC) 8-4