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Sophomore Daniel Perez, pictured from April 24 (image courtesy of Libby Auger)

SJU Blanks Hamline in Regular-Season Finale, 9-0

4/28/2022 9:05:00 PM


Results

SARTELL, Minn. - Saint John's tennis closed its regular-season schedule with a 9-0 shutout of Hamline on Thursday, April 28, at Sta-Fit in Sartell.

The closest doubles match for SJU (10-6, 6-3 MIAC) against Hamline (5-13, 2-6 MIAC) was an 8-5 decision by juniors Hunter Fischer (Spicer, Minn./Willmar) and Wil McDowell (Sioux Falls, S.D./O'Gorman) at No. 1.

Junior Peyton Fischer (Spicer, Minn./Willmar) needed the super-breaker for his victory at No. 2 singles (6-1, 2-6, 10-6) and freshman Ryan Will (Northfield, Minn.) won his second set at No. 3 with a 7-3 tie-breaker. The duo collected an 8-4 win at No. 2 doubles to improve to 11-5 (6-3 MIAC) on the year.

SJU cruised to straight-set wins at the other four singles bouts for its 16th consecutive victory in the series.

The fourth-seeded Johnnies host an opponent yet to be determined in the MIAC quarterfinals next Wednesday, May 4, at the Chang Tennis Complex in Collegeville.


 
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