ST. PETER, Minn. – The Macalester College men's tennis team competed in the ITA Regional, held Friday through Sunday at Gustavus Adolphus. The individual tournament served as the season opener for the Scots.

In singles, sophomore Sam Hochberger (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove) won two matches to advance into Saturday before losing in straight sets to Nate Ackert of Coe. Hochberger also paired with first year Jeffrey Jorgensen (Menlo Park, Calif./Menlo-Atherton) to win twice in the doubles tournament.

The Scots also competed in the Midwest Open, with several players advancing into Saturday's rounds. In singles, senior Peter Willenborg (Storrs, Conn./E.O. Smith) and first year Alexander Poland (Madison, Wis./Madison West) both won three matches to make it to the fourth round. Junior Isaac Hoehn (Middletown, Md./Middletown) and first years Alexander Hamann (Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln) and George Steinke (Swathmore, Pa./Strath Haven) all won two matches apiece.

In doubles, Hamann and Willenborg paired up to win three matches and advance to the quarterfinals, where they lost to a team from Gustavus.

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