WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's tennis team's bid for their first win of the season fell just short Sunday as the Cardinals dropped a 4-3 MIAC decision to Hamline Sunday.

"It was a tough one to take," admitted SMU coach Jeff Halberg, whose Cardinals fell to 0-2 in the conference and 0-3 overall. "We had our chances, we just came up a bit short."

Geoff Granseth (Winona, Minn.) and Jason Boll (Sauk Prairie, Wis.) each posted singles wins for SMU, with Granseth winning 6-3, 6-1 at No. 1, while Boll — making his first appearance of the season — posting a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 5.

Granseth and Boll also had a hand in helping the Cardinals to the one team point in doubles as Granseth teamed with Brad Reichuber (Mahtomedi, Minn.) for a 9-8 win at No. 1 doubles, while Boll joined forces with Chad Boyer (Albert Lea, Minn.) for n 8-2 triumph at No. 3 doubles.

Singles
1. Geoff Granseth (S) d. Troy Kleven, 6-3, 6-1
2. Kris Primo (H) d. Brad Reichuber, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
3. John Schollmeier (H) d. Drew Jackola, 6-1, 6-2
4. Joe Vogel (H) d. Justin Voigt, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
5. Jason Boll (S) d. Brian Niemczyk, 6-2, 6-4
6. Perry Smiley (H) d. Dustin Noble, 6-2, 7-5

Doubles
1. Granseth-Reichuber (S) d. Kleven-Primo, 9-8 (7-2)
2. Schollmeier-Niemczyk (H) d. Jackola-Voigt, 8-4
3. Boll-Chad Boyer (S) d. Vogel-Smiley, 8-2