ST. PETER, Minn. - The Coe College men's tennis team got off to a good start at the ITA regional tournament Friday in Minnesota.

Brady Anderson and Ryan Hickman reached the Final 16 in singles competition and will be aiming to make the quarterfinals when they play again Saturday morning.

Anderson and Riley Galbraith advanced to the Final 16 in doubles competition and will play again Saturday afternoon.

Anderson drew an opening-round bye Friday, then posted two straight victories. He defeated Matt Bulger of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 6-7, 6-1, 10-3, and stopped Emilio Gomez of Grinnell, 7-5, 6-1.

Hickman also drew an opening-round bye before collecting two victories. He topped Peter Stadum of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 6-1, 6-7, 10-2, and defeated Jordan Verbauwhede of Carthage, 6-2, 6-4.

Anderson and Galbraith drew a first-round bye in doubles before notching an 8-4 victory over a team from Edgewood.