Box Score WAUKESHA, WIS. – Men's tennis battled in a non-conference tilt Saturday afternoon. They took on the Carroll Pios in their season opener. The Eagles (1-0) impressed, taking five of six singles matches to earn a 5-2 victory over the Pios (0-1).
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Carroll struck first in doubles.
Andrew Hoffmann and
Justin Hutchcroft fell by a 6-4 margin in top billing.
Ethan Towne and
Taite Thomas dropped a 7-6 (7-4) heartbreaker to concede the doubles point to the hosts.
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Jon Olafsson and
Marek Woytasik kicked off their afternoon with a 6-3 victory in second doubles.
- Hutchcroft continued to roll in his first match as an Eagle, winning no. 2 singles 6-2, 6-2. Thomas rebounded in no. 5 singles with a 6-2, 6-4 victory.
- Olafsson made it 3-1 Edgewood College with a 6-4, 6-3 showing in top singles, while Hoffmann clinched the victory with a 7-5, 6-3 tally.
- Woytasik battled to a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 victory in the fourth slot.
- Towne fell in a marathon of a match, dropping no. 6 singles in 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 1-0 (11-9) fashion.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The meeting was the first between the two programs since the 2013 season.
- The victory was the first for the Eagles against the Pios in program history.
UP NEXT
Edgewood College will travel to Saint Peter, Minn. at the end of the month for the ITA Midwest Regional. First serve is scheduled for Friday, September 27.
