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Match Recap

FARGO, Minn. (5/01/10)-- Concordia finished off the 2010 season by posting a 5-4 win over playoff-bound Macalester at Courts Plus in Fargo on Saturday. Concordia claimed a pair of doubles wins and then earned wins at No.1, No.5 and No.6 singles to pick up their seventh win of the season.

With the win, Concordia snaps a three-match losing streak and finishes the season 3-7 in MIAC matches and 7-10 in all all matches. The Scots will be the No.5 seed in the upcoming MIAC playoffs as they are 4-5 in conference play and 12-7 in overall matches.

Cobber junior Jordan Swanson picked up a pair of wins by teaming with Chad Smith to win 9-8 (7-0) at No.2 doubles. He then clinched the match by winning in the super-set tiebreaker at No.5 singles. Swanson won 6-2, 2-6, 10-8 in singles play and finishes the year 7-10.

The other singles wins came from Matt Edin at No.1 singles and Devin Larson at No.6 singles. Edin rallied from dropping the first set 6-4. He then won 6-1 in the second set and had to go overtime in the super-set tiebreaker to win 14-12. For Edin it was his 1oth singles victory of the year and ended a two-match losing streak. Edin finishes his junior year with a 10-6 record and has 27 wins in his first three years.

Larson won the team's win/loss race by earning his team-leading 11th singles win of the year. Larson posted a 6-0, 6-3 win at No.6 singles and ends his first year of collegiate tennis with an 11-6 record. He was 8-2 in his final 10 matches.

Larson and Brian Olson won the other match for the Cobbers. The pair won 8-1 at No.3 doubles and finishes the year with a team-high nine doubles victories.

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Match Rewind:

Final Score:
Concordia-Moorhead 5, Macalester 4

Date: May 1, 2010
Location: Fargo, N.D. - Courts Plus

Start Time: 3 p.m.

Individual Match Results:  

Doubles competition
1. Michael Coleman/Paul Mairet (MAC) def.

Matt Edin/Kirby Johnson (CC) 8-5
2. Chad Smith/Jordan Swanson (CC) def.

Chris Fowler/Evan Elderbrock (MAC) 9-8 (7-0)
3. Brian Olson/Devin Larson (CC) def.

Max Edwards/Justin Margolies (MAC) 8-1

Singles competition
1. Matt Edin (CC) def. M.Coleman (MAC) 4-6, 6-1, 14-12
2. Chris Fowler (MAC) def. Chad Smith (CC) 7-5, 6-4
3. Elderbrock (MAC) def. K.Johnson (CC) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
4. Max Edwards (MAC) def. Brian Olson (CC) 6-4, 6-2
5. Jordan Swanson (CC) def. Mairet (MAC) 6-2, 2-6, 10-8
6. Devin Larson (CC) def. J.Margolies (MAC) 6-0, 6-3

Match Notes:  

Macalester 12-7/4-5 MIAC
Concordia-Moorhead 7-10/3-6 MIAC
T-3:05 A-42

 

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