ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Tate Fuller (So./Seattle, Wash./Lakeside) delivered the decisive team point as the Carleton College men's tennis team held on for a 5-4 triumph over University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in a neutral site match.
 
Carleton (6-1) jumped out to a big lead, thanks to a doubles sweep and a win at No. 1 singles by Tarm Rojanasoonthon (So./Bangkok, Thailand/Chulalongkorn) by a 6-2, 6-2 margin.
 
"Tate shot down the opposing team's phenomenal rally like a spy balloon over Alaska," said Carleton head coach Stephan Zweifel.
 
With Carleton seemingly in control, UWEC (3-1) made things very interesting by winning the next four singles matches to finish, including a pair of super tiebreakers.
 
With the team score suddenly knotted at 4-4, the match would be decided at No. 2 singles where Fuller squared off against Demetri Bush. The Carleton sophomore delivered once again, winning a pair of tiebreakers: 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-3).
 
In doubles, Rojanasoonthon and Fuller prevailed 8-4 atop the lineup, while Aniketh Vipparla (Jr./Cary, N.C./Green Hope) and Yuv Kataria (Jr./Kolkata, India/Weil Academy & College Prep) won by the same score at No. 3 doubles. Ozzie Viswanathan (Sr./Lincolnshire, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson) and Zach Leslie (Fy./Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn) added an 8-5 victory at the second slot.
 
Up Next for the Knights
Carleton will wrap up the winter portion of its competition calendar with a Feb. 18 visit to Grinnell College.