Men’s tennis grabs playoff spot despite 5-4 loss to Macalester

OWATONNA, Minn. – The St. Olaf College men’s tennis team secured its first berth in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Playoffs since 2015 despite a 5-4 loss to Macalester College on the final day of the regular season on Sunday at West Hills Tennis and Fitness Center. St. Olaf (6-11, 4-5 MIAC), which was playing its third match in as many days, entered the day needing either a win over Macalester (8-10, 5-4 MIAC) or a victory by Carleton College over Saint John’s University to claim a playoff spot and found its way into the postseason despite a 5-4…