Close 5-4 loss for Men's Tennis

April 6, 2004
Carleton won three third-set tie-breakers in Tuesday's 5-4 men's tennis win over St. Thomas at Burnsville Racquet Center.

The Knights improved to 13-2 (4-1 MIAC), while the Toms (10-3, 4-1) lost their first match to a Division III foe.

Tut Fuller and Blair Madsen won at Nos. 2-6 singles. Madsen and John Thomas won at No. 2 doubles and Brian Thomas and Fuller won at first doubles.

St. Thomas hosts Wheaton (Ill.) Saturday (9 a.m.) and hosts MIAC power Gustavus next Wednesday.

Carleton 5, St. Thomas 4

Singles
#1 Mike Ottum (Carl) def. Brian Thomas (UST) 4-6, 6-0, 10-7
#2 Tut Fuller (UST) def. William Holmes (Carl) 6-4, 6-3
#3 Pat Maloney (Carl) def. Tom Loper (UST) 4-6, 7-6, 10-7
#4 Andrew Tulloch (Carl) def. Grant Campbell (UST) 6-3, 6-4
#5 Jake Hoppe (Carl) def. John Thomas (UST) 6-2, 3-6, 10-6
#6 Blair Madsen (UST) def. Drew Piston (Carl) 6-1, 6-4

Exhibition
Dudley Loew (Carl) def. Brandon Heath (UST) 9-8

Doubles
#1 B. Thomas/Fuller (UST) def. Ottum/Aleks Diamond-Stanic (Carl) 8-3
#2 Madsen/J.Thomas (UST) def. Holmes/Tulloch (Carl) 9-8
#3 Piston/Hoppe (Carl) def. Mike Aschenbeck/Loper (UST) 8-4