Senior Shota Oda played his final match for the Cobbers when he helped CC take on St. Olaf in Northfield on Saturday.
Senior Shota Oda played his final match for the Cobbers when he helped CC take on St. Olaf in Northfield on Saturday.

Season Ender At St. Olaf

NORTHFIELD, Minn. (5/01/21)---Concordia finished off its 2021 by battling St. Olaf in Northfield on Saturday. The Cobbers had to compete with only five players because of previous commitments and lost 9-0 to the Oles.

Concordia had to juggle its singles lineup on Saturday against St. Olaf. The Cobbers fell behind 2-0 after doubles play. Both the No.1 doubles team of Shota Oda and Cole Gillespie, and the No.2 doubles squad of Kipton Jenson and Eli Simonson lost by identical 8-2 scores.

The closest singles bout of the day came at No.5 where sophomore Simonson dropped a 6-4 heartbreaker in the first set and was broken early in the second and lost 6-2.

Gillespie was the only other CC player to earn game wins in singles play. He fell 6-1, 6-1 at No.1 singles.

St. Olaf College 9, Concordia-M'head 0
5/1/2021 at Northfield, Minn. (Carlson Courts)

Singles competition
1. Spencer Wick (STO) def. Cole Gillespie (CC) 6-1, 6-1
2. Michael Yousef (STO) def. Shota Oda (CC) 6-0, 6-0
3. Henry Smith (STO) def. Kipton Jenson (CC) 6-0, 6-0
4. Ethan Bruha (STO) def. Sean Martin (CC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Dez Young (STO) def. Eli Simonson (CC) 6-4, 6-2
6. Tony Klagge (STO) def. No player (CC), by default

Doubles competition
1. Spencer Wick/Michael Yousef (STO) def. Cole Gillespie/Shota Oda (CC) 8-2
2. Dez Young/Henry Smith (STO) def. Kipton Jenson/Eli Simonson (CC) 8-2
3. Tony Klagge/Ethan Bruha (STO) def. No player/No player (CC), by default