SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – After dropping two doubles matches, the Spring Arbor University men's tennis team battled back, winning four singles points to defeat Adrian College 5-4 Saturday at the Jones Tennis Complex.
With the match tied 4-4, it all came down to the No. 1 singles match. Sophomore Nick Romano trailed 7-6, 4-2, but rallied all the way back to defeat AC's Joey Loselle 10-2 in a third set super tiebreaker and clinch the victory for the Cougars.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Spring Arbor 5, Adrian 4
LOCATION: Jones Tennis Complex | Spring Arbor, Mich.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 8-13, Adrian 8-5
UP NEXT
Spring Arbor will close out the 2016-17 campaign with a home match against Olivet College (0-9) on Tuesday, Apr. 4. The match is scheduled to start at 4 p.m.
THE RESULTS
Singles
1. Nick Romano (SAU) def. Joey Loselle (AC) 6-7, 7-5, 10-2
2. Alex Reinbold (SAU) def. Brandon Brom (AC) 6-4, 6-2
3. Jonah Engle (SAU) def. Tanner Wilcox (AC) 6-2, 6-4
4. Jeff Sophiea (AC) def. Vincent McShane (SAU) 4-6, 6-0, 10-6
5. Nate Waterbury (AC) def. Sam Head (SAU) 6-0, 7-6
6. Jacob Byrd (SAU) def. Kyle Haines (AC) 6-4, 1-6, 10-8
Doubles
1. Loselle / Brom (AC) def. Romano / Patrick Doerr (SAU) 9-8
2. Reinbold / McShane (SAU) def. Wilcox / Haines (AC) 8-5
3. Sophiea / Waterbury (AC) def. Josh Scott / Thomas Hall (SAU) 8-3
Men's Tennis Contact: Chris Bauman | 517-750-6504 | christopher.bauman@arbor.edu
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