Men’s tennis extends win streak to 16
The No. 8 men’s tennis team went 3-0 at home to extend its home winning streak to 16 matches. Senior Ari Rosenthal notched his 39th and 40th win of the season to lead the Bears to a 6-1 victory over Lindenwood University April 11. WUSTL followed that with a 7-0 win over McKendree College April 12. Rosenthal teamed with freshman Charlie Cutler to post an 8-2 win at No. 1 doubles to improve their overall record to 12-1.
Rosenthal is 19-3 in singles and 21-2 in doubles for a combined 40-5 record. The Bears extended their home winning streak to 16 matches with a 7-0 win over Principia College April 13.
Baseball team pounds MacMurray; now 29-5
The baseball team went 3-0 to improve to 29-5. On April 11, WUSTL defeated MacMurray College, 17-0, at home. Senior Alan Germano went 3 for 4 with six RBIs, including a two-run home run in the second inning. Junior Andy Shields picked up the win. On April 15, the Bears swept a doubleheader from DePauw University, 3-1 and 10-5. Junior Brent Buffa turned in another strong performance in game one, pitching a complete game to improve to 8-0. Buffa gave up just six hits and struck out seven. Shields went 3 for 3 including a team single-season record seventh triple this year. In Game 2, Shields picked up the win with seven strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.
Softball team splits with No. 19 Central
The No. 15 softball team split a doubleheader with No. 19 Central College April 14 at the WUSTL Softball Field. The Bears won Game 1, 3-1, and then fell in the nightcap, 5-2. The loss snapped the Bears’ 10-game winning streak and dropped their record to 23-4.
In the opener, junior Laurel Sagartz struck out 10 as she improved to 13-1. The victory for Sagartz was the 51st of her career, tying Victoria Ramsey for first place on the all-time WUSTL list. In Game 2, Central scored four runs in the fourth inning to gain the split.
Women’s tennis closeshome season with wins
The No. 13 women’s tennis team (12-7) went 2-0 to close out its regular-season home schedule. The Bears defeated McKendree College, 7-2, April 11. Junior Erin Fleming upped her career wins total (singles and doubles) to 114, which is tied for the ninth-most wins all-time at WUSTL. On April 13, WUSTL upended Principia College, 8-1. Freshman Shweta Pai moved up to No. 1 singles for the first time this season, where she posted a 6-1, 6-1 win.
Track & field competes at scoreless quad
The track and field team completed its home schedule with the WUSTL Quad April 13. Although no team scores were kept, there were many strong performances at the meet. The men’s 4×100 meter relay squad ran an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 41.97 seconds to take second place. Junior Cameron Williams also turned in his strongest high jump performance of the outdoor season, clearing 2.00 meters (6-6).
Junior Aaron Mangold registered a season-best mark in the pole vault, clearing 4.30m (14-1). Senior Drew Martin also notched a season-best performance in the shot put, recording a throw of 15.28m (50-1). Junior Delaina Martin remained sharp in the throws. She posted a season-best mark of 12.31 m in the shot put and followed with a mark of 46.18m in the hammer throw. Moreover, the women’s 4×100 relay squad also notched a season-best time (49.09).