Defiance, Ohio - The Alma College men's tennis team took down Defiance College 8-1 in a non-conference matchup on Tuesday (Feb. 27) to close out its annual Spring Break trip.
The Scots, now 6-3 overall, extended their win streak to four matches in a row with a perfect record on its four-match road trip.
How It Happened
- The No. 1 doubles team of seniors Luke Van Fleet (Rockford, Mich./Rockford) and Tristen Fox (DeWitt, Mich./DeWitt) opened competition with an 8-2 victory. Noah Ackerman (Munising, Mich./Munising) and Brandon Ralston (Cadillac, Mich./Cadillac) posted another 8-2 win in No. 2 doubles, followed by an 8-0 blanking by Jadon House (Brighton, Mich./Brighton) and Quinn Summerfield (Lowell, Mich./Lowell) at No. 3 to put the Scots up 3-0 with the sweep.
- Defiance took the first point in No. 1 singles. The match went into a tiebreaker, with Adam Swisher defeating Alma's Luke Van Fleet 4-6, 6-2, 10-5.
- Ackerman posted a 6-3, 6-0 victory in No. 2 singles against Defiance's Jared Schnee to earn the Scots their first point in the singles competition.
- The No. 3 singles match ended in another 6-3, 6-0 win for Alma, with Tristen Fox picking up a point to bring the score to 5-1.
- Brandon Ralston defeated Defiance's Nathan Principe 6-0, 6-1 in No. 4 singles. The No. 5 match went to Quinn Summerfield by a retired decision.
- Alma sealed their 8-1 victory after Jadon House blanked his opponent 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 6 slot.
Noteables
- Ackerman and Ralston now hold four-match win streaks in No. 2 and 4 singles after today's competition. Ackerman is a perfect 4-0 record at No. 2, while Ralston moves to 4-0 at No. 4 (6-2 overall).
- Alma's sweep of doubles competition is its second this season.
- Jadon House and Quinn Summerfield are 3-1 in the No. 3 doubles slot.
Up Next
The Scots remain idle until March 10, when they take on the Illinois Institute of Technology at Calvin College. The match is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start.
