WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. – The University of Northwestern Men's Tennis team was back in Minnesota after two weeks of double-headers in Wisconsin. And with Dubuque's matches canceled, all eyes were set on St. Mary's Saturday afternoon. The Eagles proved resilient, winning 7-0.

Griffen Jarchow (Luverne, Minn./Luverne) and Isaac Thomforde (Crookston, Minn./Crookston) were back together as No. 2 doubles partners, looking better than ever. They broke St. Mary's serve twice in the first three games and held serve confidently, getting a 6-2 win. Carson Haack (Elk River, Minn./Elk River) and Sam Majerus (River Falls, Wis./River Falls) continued their stride, winning 6-4 in the No. 1 match after breaking St. Mary's serve in the final game. With the doubles point secured, Caleb Swigart (Cottage Grove, Minn./Park) and Carsen Kramer (Faribault, Minn/Faribault) were left to make this match competitive and keep momentum into singles. Despite getting broken early in the first game, Swigart and Kramer were able to keep their cools to get back on serve and win 6-4 at No. 3 after breaking their opponent's serve in the last game. 

Keeping the energy flowing into singles, Haack (No. 1) got off to a 4-1 lead in the first set with some very strong baseline and net play. The junior won the first set and took a commanding lead in the second set to solidify a 6-1, 6-2 win. At No. 2, Jarchow started strong and never took his foot off the gas. Through his superb baseline rallies to finish points off with excellent volley placement, Jarchow stood solid, winning 6-2, 6-2. Kramer (No. 3) won his first set handily, and with an exciting point at 5-5 in the second set where Kramer returned a missile back, he secured a break point and won the match 6-2, 7-5. Thomforde (No. 4) cruised through his match, looking unbreakable and winning 6-0, 6-2. Majerus was also able to stay firm and win 6-2, 6-1 at No. 5 singles. Lastly, at No. 6, Jacob Petrick (Omaha, Neb./Elkhorn North) was looking to complete the sweep of St. Mary's, though it proved harder than anticipated. Petrick entered a tiebreaker in the first set, and after a change of sides at 3-3, he showed his resilience, winning the tiebreaker 7-3. In the second set, he got off to a 4-1 lead and eventually saw himself serving for the match at 5-4. Petrick unfortunately was broken at deuce point, but he redeemed himself and broke his opponent's serve right back to win his match 7-6 (7-3), 7-5, and complete the sweep of St. Mary's. 
 

UNW look forward to their double-header next week on Saturday, February 21st where it will face St. Scholastica and Simpson College in Owatonna, Minnesota.