BLOOMINGTON, MINN.—The Hamline University men's tennis team hosted Saint Mary's (Minn.) at Bloomington Lifetime Fitness on Sunday, where they came through with a 6-3 victory.
The Pipers improve to 5-11, 2-5 MIAC, while the Cardinals fall to 6-15, 1-8 MIAC.
Hamline 6, Saint Mary's (Minn.) 3
Hamline swept doubles play behind victories from Isaac Hultberg/Elijah Krause 8-7 at No. 1, Nazeer Robinson/Sam Thompson 8-3 at No. 2, and Sean Le/Surprise Taylor 8-1 at No. 3.
The No. 1 singles position went down to the wire, as Robinson prevailed with a 3-6, 6-1, 10-6 victory. Sam Thompson kept that momentum going at No. 2 singles with a 6-3, 6-0 decision. Hamline's other victory came at No. 5 singles, where Sean Le registered a 6-1, 6-3 domination.
Isaac Hultberg dropped a heartbreaking 6-4, 4-6, 4-10 match at No. 3 singles.
The Pipers will return to action on Tuesday, April 26 at Northwestern (Minn.) for a 4:30 p.m. start.