The Augustana men's tennis team capped the home portion of its schedule with a 7-2 loss to Minnesota State University, Mankato, Sunday afternoon at McKennan Park.
The Vikings slipped to 5-10 on the season.
The dual opened with some close doubles matches. At No. 1 doubles, MSU's John Julian and Chris Webber edged Augustana's
Ryan Gardner and
Jared Drenkow by a score of 8-6. At No. 3 doubles, Augie's
Jonathan Hawkinson and
Ben Aslesen fell to Dan Zastrow and Chad Berger 8-4.
In singles play, Augustana earned wins from Drenkow at No. 2 singles and
Neal Gregerson at No. 5 singles. Drenkow beat Webber 6-1, 6-0, while Gregerson topped Zastrow 7-6 (7-5), 6-1.
Minnesota State 7, Augustana (SD) 2
Singles competition
1. Julian, John (MSU) def. Gardner, Ryan (AUGIE) 6-2, 6-1
2. Drenkow, Jared (AUGIE) def. Webber, Chris (MSU) 6-1, 6-0
3. Vazquez, Marco (MSU) def. Gellhaus, Aaron (AUGIE) 6-0, 6-3
4. Doll, Adam (MSU) def. Karras, Dillon (AUGIE) 6-3, 6-2
5. Gregerson, Neal (AUGIE) def. Zastrow, Dan (MSU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
6. Berger, Chad (MSU) def. Strenge, Nate (AUGIE) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Julian, John/Webber, Chris (MSU) def. Gardner, Ryan/Drenkow, Jared (AUGIE) 8-6
2. Vazquez, Marco/Doll, Adam (MSU) def. Gellhaus, Aaron/Karras, Dillon (AUGIE) 8-1
3. Zastrow, Dan/Berger, Chad (MSU) def. Hawkinson, Jonathan/Aslesen, Ben (AUGIE) 8-4
