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Men's tennis wins twice on Saturday at St. Norbert Invite

2/8/2025 9:01:00 PM

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 ASHWAUBENON, Wis. -- The Augustana Vikings men's tennis team picked up two wins to begin their stay at the St. Norbert Invite on Saturday, defeating the Hamline Pipers by a score of 5-2 before taking down the UW-Superior Yellowjackets, 6-1.

Against Hamline, the Vikings swept doubles action to win the point and bring a 1-0 lead into singles. Arthur Hermange and David Larraga made quick work of their opponents at the No. 1 position with a 6-0 triumph, while the teams of Gabriel Luna/Nicolas Navarro and Aingeru Garcia/Santiago Diaz each won their respective matches by a final of 6-3.

In singles play, Augie collected wins in four the six contests. Timothee Philip coasted to a win in the No. 5 slot with a final of 6-0, 6-2, while Navarro at No. 3 and Diaz at No. 6 also won in consecutive sets. Saman Rezaeyan at No. 4 and Luna at No. 1 each won in three sets to help complete the win for the Vikings.

In the second match of the day vs. UW-Superior, the Vikings again swept through doubles play, this time seeing a pair of 6-1 decisions from Hermange/Larraga at No. 1 and Gustavo Fontenelle/Grant Meyers at No. 3. Philip and Rezaeyan squeaked out a 7-5 victory at No. 2 to wrap up the 3-0 effort in doubles. Augie led 1-0 entering singles competition.

In singles, all five wins for Augie came in straight sets. Hermange, Rezaeyan, and Philip all posted their second singles win of the day at No. 1, 3 and 4, while Kay Woldringh Castillo and and Meyers rounded out the win with victories at No. 5 and 6.

With the results, Augustana improves to 3-1 on the season. The team will be back in action tomorrow to battle St. Norbert.
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