Men’s Tennis Falls to St. Cloud State, 7-2

BILLINGS, Mont. – The Montana State Billings men’s tennis team was unable to capture their first victory of the season, falling at St. Cloud State 7-2 on Monday. The Yellowjackets fell to 0-10 on the season and will look to garner their first victory on Tuesday with a pair of matches against Bemidji State and Mankato State.

The Yellowjackets scored their two points after Navin Marimuthu and Travis Lehman took the number one doubles match with an 8-3 victory and Marimuthu scored a victory in the number one singles, 6-4, and 7-5.

Sophomore Franco Valdez nearly picked up another point in the second position, dropping the match in three sets, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.

The number two doubles of Josh Schouman and Delbert Landicho dropped a tough 7-9 decision as Valdez and Luis Olivera fell in a heartbreaking 8-9 decision.

Men's tennis
SCSU 7 Montana State Billings 2
Singles
1 Ecklund lost to Marimuthu 4-6,5-7
2 Bauleke beat Valdez 6-4,1-6,6-3
3 Orsi beat Schouman 6-3,6-2
4 Thompson beat Landicho 6-3,6-2
5 Johnson beat Knutson 6-2,6-2
6 O'Neal beat Olivera 6-3,6-1

Doubles
1 Ecklund/Johnson beat Marimuthu/Lehman 8-3
2 Bauleke/Thompson lost to Schouman/Landicho 7-9
3 Orsi/Margolies beat Olivera/Valdez 9-8