HUNTINGTON, Ind. – The Spring Arbor University men's tennis team started the season off with a 4-3 victory over Huntington University on Wednesday.

Spring Arbor and Huntington were tied 3-3 before the match was decided by a third set super tiebreaker at the No. 5 singles spot. Senior Ryan MacLean battled back after dropping the first set to win and secure the match for the Cougars – snapping an 11-match losing streak to Huntington dating back to the 2013-14 season.

In the second match of the day, the Cougars fell 4-0 to Marian University.

 
VS. HUNTINGTON
SCORE: Spring Arbor 4, Huntington 3
LOCATION: Huntington, Ind.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 1-0 (1-0 CL), Huntington 0-1 (0-1 CL)
 
HUNTINGTON RESULTS
Doubles
1. Joel Mast / Connor Mogle (SAU) def. Alejo Bagnera / Niko Rongos (HU) 6-4
2. Brendan Bentley / Ryan MacLean (SAU) def. Illia Turaba / Bautista Rodriguez Aguilar (HU) 6-2
3. Mateo Ameller / Diego Tapia (HU) def. Sebastian Smith / Jadon Engle (SAU) 6-4
 
Singles
1. Mast (SAU) def. Bagnera (HU) 3-6, 6-4, 14-12
2. Ameller (HU) def. Mogle (SAU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Bentley (SAU) def. Cristian Rodriguez (HU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Rongos (HU) def. Smith (SAU) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
5. MacLean (SAU) def. Aguilar (HU) 3-6, 7-6, 10-4
6. Tapia (HU) def. Drew Hall (SAU) 6-1, 6-4
 
 
VS. MARIAN
SCORE: Spring Arbor 0, Marian 4
LOCATION: Huntington, Ind.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 1-1 (1-1 CL), Marian 1-0 (1-0 CL)
 
MARIAN RESULTS
Doubles
1. Mark Griffin / Andrew Llett (MU) def. Joel Mast / Connor Mogle (SAU) 6-4
2. Brendan Bentley / Ryan MacLean (SAU) vs. Jacob Wittenbaum / Hunter Sylvester (MU) 5-3, unfinished
3. Ashwin Bhat / Jones McNamar (MU) def. Sebastian Smith / Jadon Engle (SAU) 6-2
 
Singles
1. Sylvester (MU) def. Mast (SAU) 6-4, 1-0, def.
2. Mogle (SAU) vs. McNamar (MU) 6-4, 0-6, 1-0, unfinished
3. Griffin (MU) def. Bentley (SAU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Armando Lopez (MU) def. Smith (SAU) 6-4, 6-3
5. MacLean (SAU) vs. Dmitrii Voshchenkov (MU) 2-5, unfinished
6. Drew Hall (SAU) vs. Greg Fulling (MU) 0-3, unfinished

 
UP NEXT
Spring Arbor hosts Lawrence Tech in its home opener on Saturday, Aug. 28 at 12 p.m.