The Johnnie tennis team (7-9, 2-6 MIAC) aims for another conference win this Wednesday, April 21, against Concordia-Moorhead (6-7, 2-3 MIAC). The match is set for 4:30 p.m. at the Saint John’s Tennis Courts in Collegeville.
A LOOK AT THE JOHNNIES: Saint John’s brought its five-match losing streak to an abrupt halt thanks to a 6-3 win over Hamline on April 17 in Collegeville. Freshman Fabricio Moncada (Managua, Nicaragua/Lincoln International Academy) improved his record to 7-4 (5-3 MIAC) with a straight-set 6-2 victory at No. 1 singles. He also paired up with sophomore Ian Hansen (Dawson, Minn./Dawson-Boyd) to post an 8-4 win at No. 1 doubles. Hansen lost his match at No. 3 singles via the super-breaker (4-6, 6-3, 10-6). His older brother Dutch won his match at No. 2 doubles via default after winning the first set, 6-1. Senior Luke Odegaard (Forest Lake, Minn.) and sophomore Justin LaBeaux (Sartell, Minn./Sartell-St. Stephen) won the Johnnies’ other singles matches at Nos. 4 (6-1, 6-1) and 6 (4-6, 6-3, 10-6), respectively. Junior Elliott Elm (Eagan, Minn./Holy Angels) and freshman Zach Shriwise (Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley West) closed out the scoring with an 8-5 victory at No. 3 doubles for SJU (7-9, 2-6 MIAC).
A LOOK AT THE COBBERS: The Cobbers, who are 0-5 in away matches this season, are coming off their first home loss to St. Olaf on April 10. Freshmen Devin Larson and Brian Olson are leading the way in doubles competition with a 7-3 record. Larson, along with junior Matt Edin, collected their team-leading eighth win in singles play.
THE LAST MEETING: Saint John’s defeated Concordia-Moorhead 6-3 on April 17 of last year in Moorhead. The Johnnies won all but one singles match on the afternoon. Dutch Hansen and Ian Hansen cruised at Nos. 2 and 3 singles, respectively, while Odegaard won his match 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 at No. 4. Matt Peckskamp (Sartell, Minn./Sartell-St. Stephen) won the match of the day. Peckskamp won the first set 7-6 via an 8-6 win in the tie-breaker before dropping the second set 6-2. Peckskamp then came back and won the super-breaker 10-8.Inglis and Ian Hansen won the lone doubles match for SJU at No. 3, 8-5.