WINONA, Minn. - The Saint Mary's men's tennis team (7-11) hosted the Hamline Pipers (4-7) for their final home match of the season but couldn't overcome the head-to-head sets, falling 7-2 on Senior Day.
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Five different sets in today's duel went into extra games or sets, making it an intense back-and-forth matchup.
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Michael Johnson and
Tucker Stene pushed their doubles set to a thrilling tiebreaker, falling 8-7 (8-6).
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Stene carried that momentum into his singles match, defeating his Piper opponent 6-2, 6-2.
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In the final singles match of the day,
Zak Farley wrapped up his home season with a crucial victory, winning 7-5, 7-5 in two extra games.
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The Cardinals have two more matches to go! The team will be back in action next Saturday, April 5th, when they travel to St. Scholastica for a 3:00 p.m. match.
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