Slugs Finish 3rd at ITA National Indoors with win over Carnegie Mellon

The Slugs finished strong by beating Carnegie Mellon 5-4 to bring home the third place hardware. By winning the doubles point at one and three singles the Slugs found themselves in the familiar position of needing a split in the singles. Wins by Brian Pybas and Parker Larsen at one doubles and Erik Rosner and Ian Stanley at three set the table going into singles. Senior leader Brian Pybas led a set and a break before cooling off and losing in three tight sets. Next off was Parker Larsen who played well at times but came up short in three close sets. Down 3-2 in the team match and down 3-5 in the third at four singles, the pressure was really on! Andre Halabi responded in winning the final 4 games of this grueling match to even the match score at 3-3. In doing so he showed his vast improvement over last year when he lost to the same player in straight sets. A quick and decisive victory at two singles by Erich Koenig put us one match away from decision. Sam Rodgers provided the decisive point in a straight sets win at five singles to ice the match. It was a great team match effort where everyone contributed and it was a fine way to end a wonderful trip. We learned a great deal about where we are as a team and the direction we are headed. With further work and continued growth we will be in contention in the weeks and months ahead. Thanks for your help and support and Go Slugs! Coach Hansen and Coach Seeberger