[Tennis] SAU Tennis on Spring Break trip
Sunday, March 11
Saint Scholastica 7, SAU Men 2 - results
Colin Stiefer and Bradley Wheeler each won singles matches as St. Ambrose opened its Spring Break trip to Florida with a 7-2 loss to Saint Scholastica. Stiefer won in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 at No. 5 while Wheeler prevailed 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) at No. 6. The Bees were close in other matches too. Michael Allee fell in a third-set super-tiebreaker in his 6-4, 5-7, 10-8 loss at No. 3 singles, and Tom Greenwood lost a first-set tiebreaker 7-3 in his loss at the No. 1 spot. Allee and Wheeler's 8-6 loss at No. 2 was the Bees' best chance at a doubles win.
Saint Scholastica 7, SAU Women 2 - results
The SAU women won one doubles match and one singles match in its Spring Break opener in Orlando, Fla. Griffin Rasche and Alex Horton teamed for an 8-4 win at No. 1 doubles and Elizabeth Bush rallied for a 5-7, 6-1, 10-7 win at No. 4 singles in the Bees' 7-2 loss to Saint Scholastica. While Bush won her third-set super-breaker, Rasche fell 1-6, 6-4, 10-7 in hers at No. 1 singles. Shannon McEachern also dropped a tight 7-6, 6-4 decision at No. 5 singles.
Monday, March 12
Millsaps 9, St. Ambrose Men 0 - results
Millsaps 9, St. Ambrose Women 0 - results
In their second dual of the trip, both the St. Ambrose men and women were shutout by Millsaps 9-0. The Bee men had their chances in a handful of matches, most notably Michael Allee, who rallied after dropping the first set of his match at No. 3 singles 6-1. But after winning the second set 7-5, Allee fell in a third-set super-tiebreaker 11-9. The No. 1 doubles team of Tom Greenwood and Jake Anderson lost in a tiebreaker 9-8 (7-1). Matt Zuccato lost his No. 6 singles match 7-5, 6-3 and Daniel Rohlf and Jake Temple were defeated 8-5 at No. 3 doubles. Elizabeth Bush played the most competitive match on the women's side as she fell 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4 singles.
Tuesday, March 13
St. Ambrose Men 5, McDaniel 4 - results
St. Ambrose won four of the six singles matches to defeat McDaniel 5-4 Tuesday night. Michael Allee and Daniel Rohlf got the Bees a doubles point with their 8-3 win at the No. 3 spot. Colin Stiefer and Matt Zuccato each won 6-2, 6-1 in their matches at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, respectively. The other two SAU wins came in third-set super-tiebreakers. Tom Greenwood recovered after losing the first set to post a 5-7, 6-2, 10-3 win at No. 1 singles, and Allee sealed the victory with a 6-1, 5-7, 10-4 win at No. 3. Rohlf fell 10-5 in a third-set super-breaker at No. 4 singles.
St. Ambrose Women 8, McDaniel 1 - results
The SAU women earned their second win of the year with an 8-1 victory over McDaniel. The Bees swept doubles play before winning five of the six singles matches. Shannon McEachern (No. 5) and Emma Lang (No. 6) both won 6-0, 6-0. Nikki Steiner and Elizabeth Bush each just lost one game in their wins at No. 3 and 4 singles, respectively. Alex Horton picked up a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles. St. Ambrose dominated the three doubles matches. Griffin Rasche and Horton won 8-1 at No. 1 singles while the No. 2 team of Steiner and Bush and the No. 3 team of McEachern and Lang both won 8-0.

