Box Score ORLANDO, Fla – The University of Northwestern men's tennis team picked up their third straight win with a 5-4 victory over Susquehanna Thursday morning. The win marks Head Coach
Matt Swigart's 77
th win, tying the all-time wins record with John Sanny (2004-2012).
The Eagles recorded just one doubles win (at the No. 2 spot) as
Landon Ridpath (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech) and
Tyrus Studer (Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Stevens) recorded an 8-7 win.
The Eagles kicked it into high gear in singles play, winning four of the six match-ups.
Landon Ridpath (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech) grabbed a 6-1 first set win, before dropping the second with the revers score. He secured the win with a 10-6 tiebreaker.
Austin Bricker (Arroyo Grande, Calif./Arroyo Grand),
Tyrus Studer (Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Stevens) and Isaac Veldergysk posted the final three wins, each earning them in straight sets.
Northwestern has one dual left in Orlando as they are scheduled to take on Translyvania University on Friday morning at 8 a.m. Head Coach
Matt Swigart will hunt for his 78
th win, the most by any coach in UNW men's tennis history.
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