Box Score BLUFTON, S.C. - The Macalester College men's tennis team concluded its Spring Break trip to South Carolina with a 7-0 victory over Indiana University Southeast Thursday in Blufton. The Scots head north with a 2-1 record for the trip and a 7-3 record on the season.
Macalester won all three doubles matches handily to earn the doubles point. Seniors
Liam Lynch (St. Paul, Minn./St. Paul Academy) and
Alec Sargent (Rochester, Minn./Century) were victorious at No. 1 doubles by the score of 6-3, seniors
Owen Lindstrom (Hanover, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville) and
Lucas Wood (Urbana, Ill./University Lab School) earned a 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles, and first year
Beckett Annes (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) and sophomore
Kangyu Li (Shanghai, China/Shanghai Southwest Weiyu) won at No. 3 doubles, 6-3.
The Scots also swept the singles matches, with Lynch, Li, Lindstrom and senior
Maxwell Davis (Warwick, Pa./Stone Independent School) winning in straight sets at third, fourth, fifth and sixth singles, respectively. Sargent downed Keith Asplund at No. 1 singles, 6-4, 4-6, 10-7, and Wood defeated Troy Gutgsell, 4-6, 6-3, 10-7 at No. 2 singles to complete the sweep.
Macalester returns to MIAC play on Saturday, Mar. 29 with a dual against Gustavus. The first matches begin at 6:30 p.m. at Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis.
Macalester 7, Indiana Southeast 0
Mar. 20 - Blufton, S.C.
Doubles
1.
Liam Lynch/
Alec Sargent (MAC) def. Keith Asplund/Troy Gutgsell (IUSE), 6-3
2.
Owen Lindstrom/
Lucas Wood (MAC) def. Paxton Evitts/DJ Hall (IUSE), 6-2
3.
Beckett Annes/
Kangyu Li (MAC) def. Dorun Martin/Brennan Cooper (IUSE), 6-3
Singles
1. Sargent (MAC) def. Asplund (IUSE), 6-4, 4-6, 10-7
2. Wood (MAC) def. Gutgsell (IUSE), 4-6, 6-3, 10-7
3. Lynch (MAC) def. Evitts (IUSE), 6-2, 6-4
4. Li (MAC) def. Hall (IUSE), 7-5, 6-4
5. Lindstrom (MAC) def. Martin (IUSE), 6-0, 6-1
6.
Maxwell Davis (MAC) def. Cooper (IUSE), 6-1, 6-1