WATERVILLE, Maine - The Saint Michael's College men's tennis team lost to Colby College, 4-3, on Friday at the Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center. While the Mules were unranked in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division III national poll, they sat 40th as recently as mid-February.
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RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (4-5), Colby (3-3)
LEADERS
MATCH FACTS
- The teams met for the first time.
- Three of the Purple Knights' losses this season have been sustained by 4-3 results.
THE ACTION
- Colby swept doubles, but only after securing a pair of close decisions. Van den broek and first-year Brayden Effler (San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights) lost a 6-3 contest in the third spot during their first match together before graduate student Tristian Du Plessis (Rustenburg, South Africa/Hoërskool Waterkloof/Wallace State CC) and senior Sergio Barroso (Madrid, Spain/Colegio Montpellier) were knocked off, 6-4, at No. 1 for their first loss in five outings this year, allowing the Mules to lead 1-0.
- In the second spot, Brooker and senior Jackson Moser (Missouri City, Texas/Ridge Point) combined for a 7-6 (8-6) setback.
- Colby went ahead 3-0 thanks to a pair of singles wins, including as Du Plessis lost to the 22nd-ranked player in Division III at No. 1, but van den Broek got his team on the board with a 6-2, 6-0 victory in the third slot. He improved to 7-3 with the triumph.
- However, Effler fell by a 6-2, 6-4 count in the fourth position for Colby's clinching fourth point.
- The Purple Knights finished out the match with two victories to create the final margin. Macpherson moved to 5-0 this year with a 6-0, 6-2 win in the sixth spot, and Brooker claimed a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 5.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S MATCH
- March 29 vs. Bentley University, 12 p.m.
