Men's Tennis gets 8-1 win to open season

February 8, 2005
The St. Thomas men's tennis team scored an 8-1 win over St. Mary's Tuesday night in Coughlan Fieldhouse in the season-opening match for both teams.

The Toms swept singles, including close matches at Nos. 1 and 5, and also won at Nos. 2-3 doubles. St. Mary's won a 10-8 tie-breaker at No. 1 doubles. The 4 1-2-hour match including three tie-breakers.

St. Thomas plays Hamline Saturday (10 a.m.) in another home dual. UST also will play an alumni team following the match at 1 p.m.

St. Thomas 8, St. Mary's 1

Singles
No. 1: Brian Thomas (ST) def. Tyler Stevenson (SM) 6-4, 6-4
No. 2: Tom Loper (ST) def. Mark Leeder (SM) 5-7, 6-4, 10-8
No. 3: Tut Fuller (ST) def. Adam Solseth (SM) 6-1, 6-1
No. 4: Blair Madsen (ST) def. Thomas Vollman (SM) 2-0, retired
No. 5: Ben Herding (ST) def. Tony Miller (SM) 6-4, 6-3
No. 6: Adam Berland (ST) def. Steven Clements (SM) 6-3, 5-7, 10-8

Doubles
No. 1: Stevenson/Leeder (SM) def. Fuller/Mark Stroub (ST) 9-8
No. 2: Loper/Herding (ST) def. Miller/Vollman (SM) 8-1
No. 3: Madsen/Grant Campbell (ST) def. Solseth/Ryan Kennedy (SM) 8-4