Strong play at the top of the SAU lineup led to a 5-4 win over visiting Marian College.
David Darling and
Rafael Schuster both won in singles and teamed up to win at #1 doubles.
In the most dramatic match of the day,
Aaron Mayes, a winner at #2 singles, teamed up with
Nathan Scholten to win 9-8 in their doubles match. Fighting off 5 match points, Mayes and Scholten managed to win their thrilling tiebreaker 11-9. This win left the Cougars at 2-0 in the MCC heading into next Tuesday's match at Goshen.
Match
|
SAU Player
|
Marian player
|
Winner
|
Result
|
#1 Singles
|
David Darling
|
Brice Fairchild
|
SAU
|
6-0, 6-0
|
#2 Singles
|
Aaron Mayes
|
Brad Mustin
|
SAU
|
6-2, 6-2
|
#3 Singles
|
Rafael Schuster
|
Andrew Voss
|
SAU
|
6-1, 6-4
|
#4 Singles
|
Nathan Scholten
|
Will Dixon
|
M
|
6-4, 6-1
|
#5 Singles
|
Andrew DeBruyn
|
Nick Batuello
|
M
|
7-6, 6-4
|
#6 Singles
|
Chris Swank
|
Kyle Luckiewicz
|
M
|
4-6,6-0,6-3
|
|
|
|
|
|
#1 Doubles
|
Schuster-Darling
|
Voss-Dixon
|
SA
|
8-3
|
#2 Doubles
|
Mayes-Scholten
|
Mustin-Fairchild
|
SA
|
9-8 (9)
|
#3 Doubles
|
McIlrath-Wojtkowski
|
Batuello-M. Higdon
|
M
|
8-6
|