IMMACULATA, Pa.- On Senior Day for the Immaculata men's tennis team (3-8, 2-4 CSAC), the Mighty Macs came out great in doubles play, but would fall in the match 6-3 to Summit (8-3, 5-0 CSAC) on Friday afternoon at the IU Tennis Courts.
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The match was the final in the home career of junior
Mark Hueber, who was honored before the match.
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In doubles, the Mighty Macs took two of three matches to take control of the match early. Juniors
Stephen Smith and
John Binner won a close match at the second position, 8-6, and freshman
Dom Ramsden and junior
Mark Hueber won easily in the third spot, 8-3.
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In the first spot, sophomore
Patrick Tierno and junior
Michael Griffin III had a close battle, but fell 9-7.
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The Mighty Macs were unable to carry over their momentum to singles play as Tierno was the only winner in the first position in three sets, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.
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Hueber had a three set battle in the fifth spot, but eventually fell 7-6, 1-6, 1-6.
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With the loss, IU has a slim chance remaining to make the postseason. Â They need to win their final match, have Neumann lose their match to Marywood, and lose their match to Cabrini by either 8-1, 7-2, or 6-3 finals to win the tiebreaker and get the final spot. Â They will finish up their 2016 regular season on Monday at Rosemont at 4 p.m.
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