MATCH SCORES
PUERTO RICO - Closing their spring trip, Augustana men's tennis shut out Puerto Rico-Humacao for their second straight win. The Vikings' first 9-0 win of the season moves them to 5-7 on the year as they return stateside for their final three matches of the 2014 campaign.
The Vikings won all four singles matches contested and received two default victories to give them a 6-0 lead.
Jared Hofer and
Collin Noldner opened the match for the Vikings with a pair of straight-set wins. Hofer recorded a win at No. 1 singles by a 6-3, 6-0 margin and Noldner took the No. 2 singles match 6-2, 6-0.
Jackson Buchanan and
Brock Baade received wins by default at Nos. 3 and 5 singles.
Colan Surratt ensured the Vikings of the victory with a three-set win. Surratt rebounded from a first-set loss and took the next two for a 3-6, 6-3, 10-6 win.
Completing the singles sweep,
Evan Richards cruised to a 6-2 first-set win then secured the match win with a 7-6 (7-5) tiebreak win in the second.
Hofer and Noldner stayed perfect on the day with an 8-3 win at the No. 1 doubles spot and the Surratt and Richards tandem slid up to No. 2 for an 8-4 win. The Vikings earned the ninth win by default as UPR-H did not field a No. 3 doubles team.
Augustana will be idle until March 29 when they travel to Sartell, Minn. to take on St. Cloud State.
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