Match Summary |
GameDay PreveiwMILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Saint Mary's University men's tennis team pushed its winning streak to six straight Sunday afternoon—but nothing about the Cardinals' 8-1 victory came easy.
The Cardinals picked up wins in two of the three doubles matches, and survived three, three-set matches en route to a sweep of the six singles matches—and win No. 6 in a row.
"That was a great win over a reigning conference championship team," said Saint Mary's coach
Jeff Halberg. "We were a little tired (having beaten both Carroll and Wisconsin Lutheran on Saturday), but we stayed tough.
"This match was a great end to a very successful weekend."
The doubles teams of
Tim Wolford (Maple Grove, Minn.)-
Collin Kaczorowski (Suamico, Wis.) and
Alex Holm (Red Wing, Minn.)-
Blake Olmscheid (Farmington, Minn.) got the Cardinals off and running with 8-1 and 8-6 victories.
Kaczorowski,
Brett Giesen (Cato, Wis.) and
Warren Lawrenz (Rochester, Minn.) chipped in straight-set singles victories, while Wolford, Holm, and
Brenden Amiotte (Rapid City, S.D.) were stretched to the maximum—Wolford won 6-0, 4-6, 10-6 at No. 1, while Amiotte was a 6-4, 4-6, 10-5 winner at No. 4 and Holm rallied from a first-set loss to win 0-6, 7-5, 10-2.
The Cardinals (7-2 overall) return to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Friday, hosting Hamline in a 5 p.m. match at the Winona Tennis Center.
