Toms pull away to beat SMU

W, 8-1
St. Mary's, April 15, 2007

The St. Thomas men's tennis team won two MIAC matches and finished 2-1 this weekend.

The Tommies (6-9 overall, 2-5 MIAC) topped Macalester, 6-3, on Friday; lost 8-1 to ranked Luther (23-4) on Saturday; and beat St. Mary's, 8-1, on Sunday.

St. Thomas 8, St. Mary's 1

Singles
--No. 1: Ben Herding (UST) def. Thomas Vollman (SMU) 6-2, 6-0
--No. 2: Phil Hanke (UST) def. Steve Grundhoefer (SMU) 6-4, 4-6, 10-8
--No. 3: Josh Tomashek (UST) def. Adam Solseth (SMU) 6-2, 3-6, 10-6
--No. 4: Kevin Manzel (UST) def. Steve Clements (SMU) 6-1, 6-3
--No. 5: Brett Casey (UST) def. Tony Miller (SMU) 6-2, 7-5
--No. 6: David Green (UST) def. David Reckase (SMU) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles
--No. 1: Herding/Drew Carlson (UST) def. Vollman/Grundhoefer (SMU) 8-4
--No. 2: Solseth/Clements (SMU) def. Tomashek/Manzel (UST) 8-4
--No. 3: Pat Napurski/Casey (UST) def. Miller/Reckase (SMU) 8-4