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2/13/2027 |
Feb. 13 (Sat)
at Luther College
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The St. Olaf College men’s tennis team won its lone dual match of the fall by a 6-1 margin over UW-Superior on Saturday at Yellowjacket Tennis Complex.
St. Olaf (1-0) won the doubles point with victories at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles and went on to take five of the six singles matches in the victory against UW-Superior (0-3). Junior Madden Vanderwerf, senior Joe O’Flaherty, senior Cathal Mee, and senior Ryan Birnesser were all victorious in both singles and doubles for the Oles.
In their first match as a pairing, Vanderwerf and O’Flaherty posted a 6-4 victory at No. 1 doubles. Mee and Birnesser cruised to a 6-0 win at No. 3 doubles, with those two wins giving the Oles a lead heading into singles.
Vanderwerf won his first match at No. 1 singles by a 6-4, 6-1 margin for one of three straight-set singles victories for St. Olaf. Mee picked up a 6-2, 6-4 victory at No. 3 singles, while O’Flaherty logged a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 4 singles.
Junior Mason Ramirez and Birnesser both came back from a set down to win super tiebreakers in their matches at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, respectively. Ramirez recorded a 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 1-0 (10-8) victory at No. 5 singles, while Birnesser registered a 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-3) win at No. 6 singles.
The Oles’ next match will be at Luther College on Saturday, Feb. 13.