ROCK ISLAND -- The Augustana Vikings men's tennis team will continue their stretch at home on Wednesday, April 12 when they host the St. Ambrose Fighting Bees.

Augustana is currently riding a five-match winning streak after recently defeating the Central Dutch in their home opener last Thursday by a score of 8-1. Augustana took an early 3-0 lead after sweeping doubles play. The Vikings were led at the top spot by Gabriel Luna and Arthur Hermange, defeating their opponent by a score of 8-3. The duos of Quentin Essayie/Deepak Vayara and Timothee Philip/Gustavo Fontenelle fought through closer battles at No. 2 and 3, winning by respective scores of 8-6 and 8-5.

The Vikings claimed the match win with five of six wins in singles, with all five of their victories coming in consecutive sets. In spots one through four, the Vikings boasted at least one set by a score of 6-0, led by Hermange at No. 1 with a 6-3, 6-0 victory. Essayie and Luna both also earned 6-0 wins, but each earned hard-fought victories in their other set by a score of 7-5. Philip took care of business at No. 4 by a final of 6-4, 6-0, while Nicolas Navarro notched a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 5. The lone victory for Central came at No. 6 in three sets.

St. Ambrose enters Wednesday with an 8-9 overall record, recently falling to Olivet Nazarene by a score of 4-1 in their last outing. The Bees will face Judson on Tuesday before taking on the Vikings. St. Ambrose is 2-8 away from home this season. 

Augustana leads the all-time series over St. Ambrose 40-24. The two teams last met in 2020, a 9-0 win for the Vikings to make it seven straight wins over the Bees dating back to 2014.

Start time is scheduled for 4 p.m. from the Lower Campus Courts.