SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – Spring Arbor University men's tennis opened its 2020-21 campaign by splitting a pair of matches on Saturday at the Jones Tennis Complex. The Cougars dropped a 7-0 decision to last year's Crossroads League champions Indiana Wesleyan University, but bounced back with a convincing 6-1 victory over Mount Vernon Nazarene University.
 
VS. INDIANA WESLEYAN
FINAL SCORE: Spring Arbor 0, Indiana Wesleyan 7
LOCATION: Jones Tennis Complex | Spring Arbor, Mich.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 0-1 (0-1 CL), Indiana Wesleyan 1-0 (1-0 CL)
 
INDIANA WESLEYAN RESULTS
Singles
1. Martin Carrizo (IWU) def. Joel Mast (SAU) 6-0, 6-3
2. Stefano Di Aloy (IWU) def. Connor Mogle (SAU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Eli Steiner (IWU) def. Drew Hall (SAU) 6-0, 6-2
4. Grant Esposito (IWU) def. Brendan Bentley (SAU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Isaac Steiner (IWU) def. Jadon Engle (SAU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Mariano Jalif (IWU) def. Bret Bentley (SAU) 6-1, 6-0
 
Doubles
1. Carrizo / Di Aloy (IWU) def. Brendan Bentley / Mast (SAU) 6-2
2. Esposito / Isaac Steiner (IWU) def. Engle / Mogle (SAU) 6-0
3. Jalif / Eli Steiner (IWU) def. Nathaniel Buchholz / Sam Soper (SAU) 6-1

 
VS. MOUNT VERNON NAZARENE
FINAL SCORE: Spring Arbor 6, Mount Vernon Nazarene 1
LOCATION: Jones Tennis Complex | Spring Arbor, Mich.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 1-1 (1-1 CL), Mount Vernon Nazarene 0-2 (0-2 CL)
 
MOUNT VERNON NAZARENE RESULTS
Singles
1. Joel Mast (SAU) def. Danny Mayotte (MVNU) 7-6, 6-3
2. Connor Mogle (SAU) def. Justin Haggard (MVNU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Drew Hall (SAU) def. Drew Jackson (MVNU) 6-0, 6-3
4. Brendan Bentley (SAU) def. Clayton Amburgy (MVNU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Jadon Engle (SAU) def. Logan Gauthier (MVNU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Bret Bentley (SAU) def. Hunter Winey (MVNU) 6-0, 6-1
 
Doubles
1. Amburgy / Mayotte (MVNU) def. Paul Buchholz / Tim Lyon (SAU) 6-1
2. Charlie Dobben / Karlton Zerlaut (SAU) def. Gauthier / Haggard (MVNU) 6-1
3. Jackson / Winey (MVNU) def. Ryan Loganadhan / Jacob Savage (SAU) 6-1
 
 
UP NEXT
Spring Arbor hosts the University of Saint Francis (Ind.) and Grace College on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The Cougars will play Saint Francis starting at 9:30 a.m. and the Lancers at 4:30 p.m.