The Augustana men's tennis team dropped its second dual of the season, falling 9-0 to South Dakota State Saturday night at Sioux Empire Fitness in Sioux Falls.
The Vikings slipped to 0-2 on the season, while SDSU improved to 3-1.
Although the Jacks won every match, several were very competitive, including a thrilling No. 1 singles match between Augustana's
Jared Drenkow and SDSU's Corey Paluch. Drenkow won a first set tiebreaker 7-2 before Paluch won the second set in a tiebreaker by a 7-4 score. Paluch then won the super tiebreaker 10-2.
Drenkow and Paluch also had a hand in a close No. 1 doubles match. Paluch teamed with Alex Lauseng to edge Drenkow and
Evan Gardner 8-5.
Augustana returns to the court on Sunday when the Vikings take on Minnesota State University, Mankato, in a 10:30 a.m. dual.
South Dakota State 9, Augustana (SD) 0
Singles competition
1. Corey Paluch (SDSU) def. Drenkow, Jared (AUGIE) 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7-4), 10-2
2. Justin Pyle (SDSU) def. Gardner, Evan (AUGIE) 6-3, 6-4
3. Jamie Dash (SDSU) def. Rasmussen, Dane (AUGIE) 6-3, 6-4
4. Dominic Rossetto (SDSU) def. Gregerson, Neal (AUGIE) 6-2, 6-2
5. Alex Lauseng (SDSU) def. Carrels, JD (AUGIE) 6-4, 6-3
6. Dan Tully (SDSU) def. Hawkinson, Jonathan (AUGIE) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Corey Paluch/Alex Lauseng (SDSU) def. Drenkow, Jared/Gardner, Evan (AUGIE) 8-5
2. Jamie Dash/Dominic Rossetto (SDSU) def. Rasmussen, Dane/Carrels, JD (AUGIE) 8-3
3. Justin Pyle/Dan Tully (SDSU) def. Gregerson, Neal/Karras, Dillon (AUGIE) 8-3
Match Notes:
South Dakota State 3-1
Augustana (SD) 0-2
