The Cougars stayed perfect with an 8-1 win over St. Francis. The doubles teams of
Thomas Calderone-Rafael Schuster (#1),
Nathan Scholten-
Michael Darling (#2) and
Tim Smolen-
Andrew Fitzpatrick all won to give the Cougars a 3-0 lead going into the singles.
In singles play, the Cougars dominated in the top 5 singles spots, only losing 5 games in all of those matches put together.
David Darling won 6-0, 6-1 at #1 singles,
Aaron Mayes won 6-2, 6-0 at #2,
Andrew DeBruyn won 6-0, 6-1 at #3,
Michael Darling won 6-1, 6-0 at #4, and
Tim Smolen won 6-0, 6-0 at #5. The Cougars'
Steve Elzerman dropped the #6 match 8-4 in a pro set.
The Cougars have 2 more conference matches remaining next week against Bethel and Huntington. If they win at least one of those matches they are guaranteed the top seed in the season-ending conference tournament beginning on October 4.
Come support the SAU squad on Tuesday as they host Bethel College in their final regular season home dual match.
Match
|
SAU Player
|
St. Francis player
|
Winner
|
Result
|
#1 Singles
|
David Darling
|
Ryan May
|
SAU
|
6-0, 6-1
|
#2 Singles
|
Aaron Mayes
|
Spencer Heise
|
SAU
|
6-2, 6-0
|
#3 Singles
|
Andrew DeBruyn
|
Tate Dishman
|
SAU
|
6-0, 6-1
|
#4 Singles
|
Michael Darling
|
J.T. Biggs
|
SAU
|
6-1, 6-0
|
#5 Singles
|
Tim Smolen
|
Michael Thompson
|
SAU
|
6-0, 6-0
|
#6 Singles
|
Steve Elzerman
|
Jaxson Burkins
|
USF
|
8-4
|
|
|
|
|
|
#1 Doubles
|
Calderone-Schuster
|
May-Dishman
|
SAU
|
8-4
|
#2 Doubles
|
Scholten-M. Darling
|
Heise-Biggs
|
SAU
|
8-2
|
#3 Doubles
|
Smolen-Fitzpatrick
|
Burkins-Barth
|
SAU
|
8-2
|
Final Score: SAU 8 St. Francis 1
Season Record: MCC 6-0 Overall 6-0