ALBION, Mich. – The Spring Arbor University men's tennis team was firing on all cylinders Tuesday as it took down local rival Albion College 9-0.

Spring Arbor began the afternoon with a clean sweep in doubles action, which saw the debut for freshman Patrick Doerr. Doerr teamed up with fellow freshman Jonah Engle to defeat their opponents 8-6 at No. 2 doubles. Meanwhile, Alex Reinbold and Josh Scott extended their winning streak at No. 3 doubles to six with an 8-3 victory.

The Cougars prevailed in five out of the six singles matches in straight sets. Nick Romano earned his team-leading 10th win of the season at No. 1 singles.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: Spring Arbor 9, Albion 0

LOCATION: Ungrodt Tennis Center | Albion, Mich.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 5-7, Albion 2-4

UP NEXT

Spring Arbor will travel to Hilton Head Island, S.C. for Spring Break from Mar. 6-10. The Cougars will play four matches in five days beginning with a contest against Brevard College (N.C.) on Monday, Mar. 6 at the Evian Tennis Center beginning at 8:15 a.m.

THE RESULTS

Singles

1. Nick Romano (SAU) def. Zach McKenzie (AC) 6-4, 7-5
2. Alex Reinbold (SAU) def. Josh McGarry (AC) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-1)
3. Jonah Engle (SAU) def. Robert Joerg (AC) 6-2, 6-3
4. Vincent McShane (SAU) def. Israel Trevino (AC) 6-3, 6-4
5. Jacob Byrd (SAU) def. Nick Kinachtchouk (AC) 6-1, 6-0
6. Josh Scott (SAU) def. Toma Shngoo (AC) 6-3, 6-0

Doubles

1. McShane / Romano (SAU) def. Kinachtchouk / McKenzie (AC) 8-5
2. Patrick Doerr / Engle (SAU) def. Joerg / McGarry (AC) 8-6
3. Reinbold / Scott (SAU) def. Trevino / Shngoo (AC) 8-3

Men's Tennis Contact: Chris Bauman | 517-750-6504 | christopher.bauman@arbor.edu
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