Auburndale, Fla. --- The Minnesota State men’s tennis team has played to a 1-3 record in its last three matches its Florida trip. The Mavericks split a pair of decisions yesterday, losing to Palm Beach Atlantic (9-0) before earning a 5-4 victory over Albion. This afternoon, Minnesota State fell to Mesa State, 9-0.
The Mavericks opened the day with a 9-0 loss to Palm Beach Atlantic, which was ranked #5 in the South region and #35 in the nation as of last week’s ITA rankings. The Sailfish featured the nation’s 27th-ranked player at #1 singles, Krasimir Atanasov, who earned a 6-0, 6-0 win over senior Chad Berger.
Against Albion, the Mavericks owned a 5-4 victory. Minnesota State opened the match with a sweep in doubles action.
Freshmen Cole Jensen and Mitch Barr opened doubles play with an 8-6 victory at the #2 slot. Senior Chris Webber and sophomore Marco Vazquez followed with an 8-4 win at the #1 flight before Berger and senior Adam Doll closed out the doubles portion with an 8-6 win at the #3 flight.
The Mavericks dropped the first decision in singles play before Doll earned a 6-1, 6-1 victory at the #4 flight. Barr sealed the Maverick win with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 victory at the #3 slot.
In today’s match against regional rival, Mesa State, picked up three wins in doubles before closing the match with a sweep in singles play.
Minnesota State (2-6) concludes action in Florida tomorrow as it plays Florida Institute of Technology at 2 p.m.
To view the stats from the Palm Beach Atlantic match, click HERE
To view the stats from the Albion match, click HERE
To view the stats from the Mesa State match, click HERE
