Results

ARDEN HILLS, Minn. – The change of scenery, from indoor to outdoor tennis, did not provide the lift Saint John's needed in a 6-3 loss at Bethel on Wednesday, April 9, in Arden Hills.

SJU (4-8, 0-4 MIAC) avoided a sweep in doubles competition with a hard-fought 9-7 win at No. 3 from the tandem of sophomore Ben Lahren (Wausau, Wis./West) and junior Jordan Otto (Rice, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral).

Bethel (7-9, 3-3 MIAC) won the first set in five of the six singles matches. Senior Joe Laue (St. Louis Park, Minn./Holy Angels) turned his 0-1 deficit into a win at No. 2 by winning the second set, 6-1, and the super-breaker, 10-3.

Senior Alex Wiegmann (Sunburg, Minn./New London-Spicer) tallied the Johnnies' other win at No. 6 in matching straight sets, 6-2.

Senior Connor Rust (Rochester, Minn./Lourdes) matched Laue's 6-1 win in the second set but suffered a 10-8 defeat in the super-breaker at No. 3.

The Johnnies return to the road to face Macalester for a 5 p.m. match on Friday, April 11, at the Hayden Courts in St. Paul.