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Wisconsin-Superior
Yellowjackets
4
Winner St. Thomas UST (5-1)
3
UW-Superior Men's Tennis UWSM (3-9)
Winner
St. Thomas UST
(5-1)
4
Final
3
UW-Superior Men's Tennis UWSM
(3-9)
Brandon Chu
Andrew Mathews
Brandon Chu

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Jon Garver, Director of Athletic Communications

St. Thomas Edges Yellowjacket Men, 4-3

GULF SHORES, Ala. – Monday afternoon the Yellowjacket men's tennis team opened its spring trip Monday with a tight, one-point loss, falling 4-3 to Belhaven. The 'Jackets looked to rebound Tuesday, taking on St. Thomas out of Texas.
 
And as close as Monday's match was, Tuesday's was even closer. Unfortunately, the Yellowjackets again came up just short.
 
After losing the doubles point and falling behind 3-0, the Yellowjackets rallied to even the match, with everything hinging on the result at No. 4 singles. St. Thomas proved to be too tough, however, and it edged the Yellowjackets on a tiebreaker at No. 4, getting he 4-3 win at the Gulf Shores Tennis Complex.
 
Vitor Sakakibara (São Paulo, Brazil/Colégio Saber) took the first set at No. 4 singles, 6-2, but St. Thomas' Wilson Salazar rallied to take the second, 6-4, setting up the tiebreaking third for the match. Salazar was able to pull away in the tiebreaker, winning 10-5, giving him the third set and St. Thomas the match.
 
Match Notes
  • St. Thomas took the doubles point, winning two of the three matches. The lone Yellowjacket win came at the No. 3 position, where Brandon Chu (Rogers, Minn./Rogers) and Blake Haugen (Fairmont, Minn./Fairmont) won 7-5.
  • With the doubles point out of the way St. Thomas put itself on the cusp of a win by taking the first two points of singles play, winning at the No. 3 and No. 6 positions.
  • Sharan Kanugovi (Bangalore, Karnataka/New Baldwin International School) was victorious at No. 1 singles, defeating Raja Pandya in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5.
  • Chu needed a tiebreaker to get the win at No. 5. He lost the first set 4-6 before taking the second 6-2. He won the third set 1-0 (10-5), giving him two wins on the day.
  • Yash Chhabra (Jaipur, Rajasthan/Sanskar School) also won in a tiebreaker. Chhabra beat Pooya Tork in the first set 6-2 before dropping the second set 6-7. He took the tiebreaker 1-0 (10-3), to pull the Yellowjackets even.
  • Kanugovi's win improved his singles record for the year to 7-5.
  • Chhabra evened his record to 5-5 on the campaign.
  • Chu and Haugen are now 2-3 in doubles play.
The Yellowjackets return to action Wednesday when they take on West Florida. The first serve is set for 1 p.m. at the Gulf Shores Tennis Complex.
 
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