SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – The Spring Arbor University men's tennis team extended its winning streak to six straight matches with a thrilling 5-4 victory over Goshen College on Wednesday at the Jones Tennis Complex.

The Cougars got off to a strong start claiming all three doubles points. Two of the three matches were decided by tiebreakers.

Connor Mogle started singles competition with a three-set win on the No. 6 court to give SAU a commanding 4-0 lead. Goshen battled back, however, claiming the next four singles points winning at No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 singles.

The match came down to No. 1 singles with Nick Romano going up against Goshen's Eric Zuercher. Less than a week ago, Zuercher defeated Romano in straight sets at the ITA Regional Championship, but Romano returned the favor, prevailing 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (4) to secure the win for Spring Arbor.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: Spring Arbor 5, Goshen 4

LOCATION: Jones Tennis Complex | Spring Arbor, Mich.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 6-0 (6-0 CL), Goshen 4-4 (3-3 CL)

THE RESULTS

Singles

1. Nick Romano (SAU) def. Eric Zuercher (GC) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6
2. Juan Miguel Ciudad (GC) def. Alex Reinbold (SAU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Kartikeya Sharma (GC) def. Ryan MacLean (SAU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Aritha Weerasinghe (GC) def. Jonah Engle (SAU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Lukas Kanther (GC) def. Patrick Doerr (SAU) 1-6, 6-4, 6-1
6. Connor Mogle (SAU) def. Evan Beck (GC) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0

Doubles

1. Romano / Engle (SAU) def. Ciudad / Sharma (GC) 8-5
2. Doerr / MacLean (SAU) def. Kanther / Luke Rush (GC) 9-8
3. Reinbold / Josh Scott (SAU) def. Weerasinghe / Zuercher (GC) 9-8

UP NEXT

Spring Arbor, which currently sits atop the Crossroads League standings with fellow unbeaten Indiana Wesleyan University (7-0, 6-0 CL), hosts the Wildcats in a battle for sole possession of first place on Saturday, Sept. 23 starting at 2:30 p.m.

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