CHICAGO, Ill. – Augustana avenged a 7-2 April 28  loss to Luther Friday morning, defeating the Norse 5-0 in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament. Coach Jon Miedema's Vikings improved to 25-6 on the year and advanced to face host University of Chicago in the second round. Luther, ranked 15th in the Central Region by the ITA, finished its season at 18-7.
 
Augustana, the Central Region's 11th-ranked outfit, swept the doubles matches in order. Sophomores Peter Alex (Hinsdale South HS, Darien, Ill.) and Sriram Sugumaran (Pleasant Valley HS, Bettendorf, Iowa) started the day with an 8-3 victory over Nate Parsons and Cole Schneider at number one.
 
Second doubles yielded an 8-4 win by sophomores Alvaro Leal (Maristas Valencia, Valencia, Spain) and Rodrigo Medeiros (Colegio Reino, Pelotas Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) over Brian Murman and Ryan Ortega. Sophomore Caio de Rezende (Colegio Itoca, Sao Paulo, Brazil) and senior Jack Morkin (University HS, Bloomington, Ill.) finished off the doubles sweep with an 8-5 win over Grant Morton and Brock Norwood at number three.
 
De Rezende avenged his April 28 loss to Cole Schneider at first singles, winning 6-4, 6-2 to put the Vikings up 4-0.
 
Fittingly, it was Leal—who missed the previous meeting due to an injury—finishing things off with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Morton at second singles.
 
In the unfinished matches, Sugumaran led 6-4, 3-4 over Parsons at number three and sophomore Guilherme Calixto (Calegria, Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil) and Morkin were both headed to third sets at numbers five and six. Calixto's match with Norwood stood at 6-4, 4-6 and Morkin's with Jake Smith at 6-3, 3-6. Murman led Alex 7-6 (7-5), 5-2 at number four.
 
Miedema's squad will square off against the host Maroons, ranked second in the nation, on Saturday, May 11 at 10:00 a.m. Then-top-ranked Chicago defeated the Vikings 9-0 on April 10.