MORRIS, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris men's tennis team had to battle one of the conference's best on Sunday along with the weather in a 7-2 loss. With wind gusts wreaking havoc throughout, the Cougars dropped three doubles to the College of St. Scholastica and were unable to dig themselves out of the hole. The loss sends UMN Morris to 4-5 (2-3 UMAC) on the year.
St. Scholastica made quick work of Minnesota Morris in doubles, winning the matches by scores of 8-1, 8-0, and 8-2. The Cougar team of
Jack Flicker and
Cole Peters at No. 3 had the best showing with the 8-2 defeat.
Nick Garmen took the first point of singles with a 6-2 first set win over Jack Kearney at No. 1 singles before Kearney retired from the match. The final point of the day for Minnesota Morris came at No. 3 where
Paul Decker earned an epic 6-4, 0-6, 14-12 victory over Carter Anderson.
The Saints closed out the match with wins at Nos. 2, 4, 5, and 6, though the Cougars gave the visitors everything they could handle in a number of matches. In the No. 6 singles match, Peters ended up on the short end of a 6-3, 5-7, 16-14 win for Reed Kolles to close out the day.
Thursday's match with the University of Northwestern has been postponed and a make-up date is still in the works. The Cougars will compete again on April 25, hosting the University of Wisconsin-Superior at 1 p.m.
