ALMA, Mich. – The Spring Arbor University men's tennis team defeated Alma College 4-3 on the road Tuesday, winning four singles matches after the Scots claimed the doubles point.
Jacob Liao and
Erik Alday Morales each earned singles and doubles victories as the Cougars collected their third consecutive dual win.
Liao and Alday Morales defeated Alex Jonas and Jacob McNew 6-2 at No. 1 doubles, but Alma won the other two doubles matches to take the team point.
Liao followed with a 6-1, 7-6 victory over Daniel Hickey at No. 1 singles, winning the second-set tiebreaker 7-0. Alday Morales defeated McNew 6-0, 6-3 at No. 2, while
Nolan Hill topped Liam Luedeman 6-3, 6-1 at No. 3.
Landon Schroeder added a three-set victory at No. 6, defeating John Laxton 6-4, 4-6, 7-6. Schroeder won the deciding tiebreaker 7-5 to provide one of SAU's four singles points.
Hudson Valentine also pushed his match to a deciding-set tiebreaker at No. 5. After dropping the opening set, Valentine won the second before Connor Hill prevailed 6-1, 5-7, 7-6, taking the tiebreaker 9-7.
The result marked Spring Arbor's second consecutive 4-3 victory following Saturday's win over Olivet Nazarene.
Spring Arbor returns to action Friday, Oct. 23, at Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
