Results

SARTELL, Minn. – Saint John's opened conference play with a 7-2 win over Bethel on Sunday, Feb. 24, in Sartell.

SJU (1-2, 1-0 MIAC) won all but one of its singles matches on the afternoon. Nos. 1-3 proved to be tough matches as senior Fabricio Moncada (Managua, Nicaragua/Lincoln International Academy) won at No. 1 (6-4, 7-5) and junior Joe Laue (St. Louis Park, Minn./Holy Angels) battled to a 10-8 win in the super-breaker at No. 3 [7-6 (7-3), 3-6]. Junior Connor Rust (Rochester, Minn./Lourdes) fell at No. 2 by a 7-5 decision in both sets.

Freshman Jack Hansen (Dawson, Minn./Dawson-Boyd) and seniors Zach Shriwise (Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley West) and Willie Paul (Duluth, Minn./Marshall) cruised to wins at No. 4 (6-1, 6-1); No. 5 (6-2, 6-4); and No. 6 singles (6-4, 6-2), respectively.

Tucker Morris and Reggie Ronning improved to 3-0 at No. 1 doubles for BU (0-3, 0-1 MIAC) with an 8-4 win over Moncada and Rust. Laue and Shriwise posted an 8-6 win at No. 2, while Hansen and classmate Andrew Nagel (Maple Grove, Minn.) won 8-5 at No. 3.

The Johnnies return to action with their first road trip of the 2013 season to Concordia-Moorhead on Saturday, March 9.