ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Macalester College men's tennis team will host a first-round dual with Bethel in the MIAC Playoffs on Tuesday, May 4. The matches begin at 4:30 p.m. at Hayden Tennis Courts.

The Scots, coached by Jason Muhl, finished the regular season with a 6-3 record to earn the No. 4 seed in the playoffs. Back on April 22, Macalester defeated Bethel, 6-3 with victories at first, second, fifth and sixth singles, and at second and third doubles. Juniors Jeffrey Jorgensen (Menlo Park, Calif./Menlo-Atherton) and Alexander Poland (Madison, Wis./Madison West), and sophomore Matthew Sullivan (Tacoma, Wash./Weil) won both their singles and doubles matches. The Royals finished fifth in the MIAC with a 5-4 record.

The winner of Tuesday's dual will face top-seeded Gustavus in the semifinals on Thursday, May 6 in St. Peter, Minn. The other semifinal match-up features No. 2 Carleton hosting No. 3 St. Thomas on Thursday. The semifinal winners will meet for the MIAC Playoff title on Saturday, May 8, with the highest remaining seed serving as host.

Tuesday's matches will be streamed live via Macalester Athletics' All-Access page.

MIAC Men's Tennis Playoffs
Tuesday, May 4
No. 5 Bethel at No. 4 Macalester, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 6
Bethel/Macalester winner at No. 1 Gustavus, 3:30 p.m.
No. 3 St. Thomas at No. 2 Carleton, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 8
Semifinal winners at highest remaining seed, 1:00 p.m.