ST. PETER, Minn. - Omaha Men's Tennis defeated No. 16 Gustavus Adolphus (DIII) on the road to close out the weekend.
The Mavericks (10-9) won five singles matches on their way to victory over the Gusties (12-6).
Three Mavericks earned wins over nationally ranked Division III players. Redshirt-sophomore Pavan Uppu (Pickerington, Ohio) defeated No. 40 Tyler Haddorff in the No. 3 flight. Uppu swept his opponent in the first set with a 6-0 win, but he fell 6-4 in the second. The Maverick came back in the third to win 6-3 and sealed the match for Omaha.
Graduate Liam Spiers (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) defeated No. 4 Gage Gohl, 6-3, 6-3, in the No. 1 match. This was Spiers' second-ranked win of the season. He beat No. 66 Zaid Mashni from Wichita State in the home opener (Jan. 24).
Junior Christian Trevey (Parker, Colo.) was the final-ranked win for the Mavs. He faced No. 15 Dominik Knutson in the No. 2 flight. The first set went into extra games with Trevey winning 7-5. The pair played a tiebreaker in the second set, which Trevey won 7-6 (3) to finish the match.
The Mavericks are back in the Summit League at 4:30 p.m. CT on Friday, April 3, when Omaha makes the trek north to face North Dakota.
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Match Results
Omaha (10-9, 0-1 Summit League) - 5, No. 16 Gustavus Adolphus (12-6, 6-0 MIAC)
Singles
1. Liam Spiers (OMA) defeated No. 4 Gage Gohl (GAC) - 6-3, 6-3
2. Christian Trevey (OMA) defeated No. 15 Dominik Knutson (GAC) - 7-5, 7-6 (3)
3. Pavan Uppu (OMA) defeated No. 40 Tyler Haddorff (GAC) - 6-0, 4-6, 6-3
4. Maddox Lundell (OMA) defeated Deuce Daniel (GAC) - 6-1, 6-4
5. Luke Fridinger (GAC) defeated Caleb Peterson (OMA) - 6-1, 6-3
6. Kaden Taylor (OMA) defeated Owen Skanse (GAC) - 6-3, 6-1
Doubles
1. No. 5 Gage Gohl/Tyler Haddorff (GAC) defeated Bryan Kuntz/Pavan Uppu (OMA) - 6-4
2. Anthony Scheglowski/Liam Spiers (OMA) defeated Dominik Knutson/Takura Mhwandagara (GAC) - 6-2
3. Owen Skanse/Noah Hakim (GAC) defeated Kristian Thomas/Christian Trevey (OMA) - 7-6 (5)
Order of Finish
Singles: 5, 4, 6, 1, 3, 2
Doubles: 2, 1, 3
