02/09/19 – AUGUSTANA 6, CALVIN 3
 
Morkin picks up 100^th win as Vikings defeat Calvin 6-3
 
MOLINE, Ill. – Senior Jack Morkin (University HS, Bloomington, Ill.) picked the 100th victory of his career and Augustana overcame an early deficit after doubles to defeat Calvin 6-3 in non-conference men's tennis action on Saturday, February 9 at the Quad City Tennis Club in Moline, Illinois. Morkin's 100th victory came at number six singles where he defeated Brandon Johnson 7-6; 6-0.
 
Morkin's move into the century mark wasn't the only noteworthy achievement for the Vikings of head coach Jon Miedema. The win came over Miedema's alma mater. It also kept the Vikings perfect on the season at 3-0.
 
Morkin is now 100-67 during his career and he is 47-33 in singles and 53-34 in doubles action.
 
During the doubles portion of the match the only Augustana win came at number two doubles when freshman Leonardo Panosso (La sale Caxias; Caxias Do Sul, Brazil) and sophomore Rodrigo Medeiros (Reino; Pelotas Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil) beat Jason Wolters and Owen Brookhouse 8-5.
 
The Vikings number one team of sophomore Sriram Sugumaran (Pleasant Valley HS, Bettendorf, Iowa) and sophomore Peter Alex (Hinsdale South HS, Darien, Ill.) fell 8-6 to Jose Larrea and Max Stallings. The number team for Augustana of Morkin and junior Scott Daluga (Libertyville HS, Libertyville, Ill.) dropped an 8-4 decision to Cyrus Tsai and Konner Shapiro.
 
Victories in five of the six singles matches put Augustana on the right side of the ledger. Sophomore Caio DeRezende (Colegio Itoca; Sao Paulo, Brazil) defeated Larrea 6-1; 6-1 at number one and sophomore Alvaro Leal (Maristas Valencia; Valencia, Spain) beat Wolters 6-3; 6-2 at number two.
 
Alex beat Charlie Fahr 6-0; 6-1 at number four and sophomore Guilherme Calixto (Calegria; Presidente Prudente, Aso Paulo, Brazil) handled Cobe Benzel 6-2; 6-1 at number five.
 
Sriram fell 6-7; 3-6 to Stallings at number three.
 
02/09/19 – AUGUSTANA 9, EDGEWOOD 0
 
Vikings roll past short-handed Edgewood to move to 4-0
 
MOLINE, Ill. – After opening the day with a 6-3 win over Calvin, Augustana closed out Saturday, February 9 with a 9-0 victory over a short-handed Edgewood squad. The Eagles did not field a number three doubles team and also did not play at numbers four, five or six singles.
 
Head coach Jon Miedema shook up his lineup a bit and it started with doubles where he used freshmen Kyle Boudreau (Antioch HS, Antioch, Ill.) and Leonardo Panosso (Lasale Caxias; Caxias Do Sul) at number one. Boudreau and Panosso defeated Marius Dornhagen and Sabastion Seeger 8-5. Senior Alex Riddle (York HS, Elmhurst, Ill.) and junior Scott Daluga (Libertyville HS, Libertyville, Ill.) beat Jackson Venske and Tommy Ebben 8-5 at number two. At number three doubles freshman Justin Cassens (Emerald Ridge HS, Puyallup, Wash.) and junior Ryan Sullivan (The Gow School, Winnetka, Ill.) won by default.
 
Sophomore Sriram Sugumaran (Pleasant Valley HS, Bettendorf, Iowa) defeated Dornhagen at number one singles 6-3; 7-5. Senior Jack Morkin (University HS, Bloomington, Ill.), fresh off his 100^th career victory earlier in the day, moved into the number two singles position and defeated Seeger 6-0; 6-0.
 
Cassens played number three and beat Venske 6-1; 6-3 while Riddle, Daluga and Sullivan all won by default at numbers four, five and six respectively.