By: Ryan Klinkner, SJU Athletic Media Relations Director
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ST. PETER, Minn. – Twelve Saint John's tennis student-athletes competed at the 2023 ITA Midwest Regional and Midwest Open Sept. 29-Oct. 1 in Mankato and St. Peter.
Senior
Will Deters (Minneapolis, Minn./Wayzata) won the Midwest Open's C singles championship with a perfect 7-0 record over the three-day tournament. He won his first six matches in straight sets before Sunday's final against St. Olaf's Cathal Mee, who claimed a 6-0 win in the first set. Deters responded, however, with a 6-1 victory in the second and claimed first place with a nail-biting 10-8 decision in the super-breaker.
Sophomore
Josh Peterson (Perham, Minn.) reached the semifinals at the bottom half of Deters' bracket, but fell to Mee via the super-breaker (7-5, 2-6, 6-10) to finish with a 4-1 record.
Senior
Mark Rosen (Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson) was the Johnnies' top singles finisher – a 3-1 record – in the Midwest Open's B bracket and senior
Mason Meyer (Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson) went 2-1.
A pair of doubles duos - Rosen and senior
Daniel Perez (Quito, Ecuador), sophomore
Taylor Duncan (Benson, Minn.) and freshman
Sam Wolden (St. Louis Park, Minn.) – went 4-1 at the Midwest Open.
The Johnnies return to action with the 2024 season and MIAC opener against Hamline at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at Sta-Fit in Sartell.