CLINTON, Iowa – Senior Colin Arnold (Sterling HS, Sterling, Ill.) put his name in the Augustana men's tennis books with a pair of victories on Wednesday, April 9 in an 8-1 non-conference win over Ashford. The Vikings moved to 11-7 overall following the victory at Max Lynn Courts in Clinton, Iowa but the big news on the day was Arnold.
 
When the final point dropped in his number two doubles match with senior partner Kevin Bayles (Homewood-Flossmoor HS, Flossmoor, Ill.), the duo had an 8-5 triumph over Carlos and Gian Pico of the Saints. That win pushed Arnold to 140 career combined victories (singles and doubles). That allowed him to move past former school record holder Kyle Doyle, who ended his career (2007-11) with a mark of 139-95.
 
Arnold won his singles match at number four with a hard-fought 4-6; 6-4; 6-1 over Bart Van Rooijen. He now has a career record of 141-60 overall with a 65-29 mark in singles and 76-31 in doubles.
 
The Vikings won all three doubles matches to jump out to a 3-0 lead. Junior Lawrence Palmer (Schiller International School, El Prat de Llobregat, Spain) and senior Andy Wall (Notre Dame Academy, DePere, Wis.) beat Luis Castillo and Pavao Krzelj at number one 8-5. Freshman Connor Woolf (Evanston HS, Evanston, Ill.) and sophomore Austin Schoeck (Rock Island Alleman HS, Rock Island, Ill.) defeated Van Rooijen and Lucas Benites 8-2 at number three.
 
Palmer beat Carlos Pico 6-1; 6-2 at number one singles and Wall picked up a three set (4-6; 6-4; 6-4) win over Gian Pico at number two. Woolf defeated Castillo 2-6; 6-1; 6-2 at number five and sophomore Patrick Lenz (Villanova Prep, Ojai, Calif.) beat Brayton Rasche at number six (5-7; 6-4; 10-6).
 
Augustana will host Carthage and Millikin on Saturday, April 12 at the Lower Campus Courts. The Carthage match will start at 9:00 a.m. and the Millikin contest will begin at 3:00 p.m.