ST. PETER, Minn.— The Bethel University men's tennis team played a pair of matches Saturday, starting the morning off by losing 9-0 to nationally ranked Gustavus Adolphus but rebounding in the second match of the day, defeating Morningside College of Iowa 7-2. 
 
Gustavus came out hot, sweeping all three doubles matches.  No. 2 doubles pair of Kolin Kiekhoefer and Noah Ridgway lost in a close match by a score of 4-8.  While the Royals came up empty handed in singles, both No. 3 and No. 4 singles proved to be encouraging matches.  No. 3 singles player Hunter Fernelius played the best match of his career, winning the first set 6-0, before losing in a third set tiebreaker to the #21 player in the country.  No. 4 singles player Jakob Bartels also gave a great effort in a marathon match but also lost in a third set tiebreaker 14-16. 
 
The Royals bounced back against Morningside by sweeping all three doubles matches.  Their success continued in singles where No. 1 player Matt Schull defeated his opponent 7-6(0) and then 6-3.  Other notable matches on the day came at No. 5 singles where Henry Morris won in a third set tiebreaker 10-6.  Peter Lindberg loss a close match at No. 6 singles by a score of 11-13 in a third set tiebreaker.    
 
The Royals look to keep their momentum rolling next Saturday against the regionally ranked University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire at 6 p.m in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.