The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's tennis team defeated Luther College 5-4 on Friday, March 7, at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.  With the win the Warhawks improve to 7-4 on the season and the Norse fall to 10-4.

Singles
1. Alex Lowe (Oswego, IL/Oswego), WW, def. Max Busch, LC, 6-1, 6-2
2. Gianandrea Heyer (Lugano, Switzerland/Bellinzona HS), WW, def. Jono Martin, LC, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
3. Harrison Whiteley, LC, def. John Reed (Madison/Lafollette), WW, 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-3
4. Danny Glinert (Madison/Edgewood), WW, def. Utsab Rijal, WW, 6-2, 6-4
5. Tim Moller (Stevens Point/Stevens Point Area High School), WW, def. Tim Eisele, LC, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
6. Thomas Orser, LC, def. David Stefanik (Oak Creek/Oak Creek), WW, 7-6(4), 6-4

Doubles
1. Busch/Martin, LC, def. Lowe/Heyer, WW, 8-5
2. Glinnert/Erich Palecek (Franklin/Greendale), WW, def. Whiteley/Eisele, LC, 8-5
3. Rijal/Bradley Nelson, LC, def. Stefanik/Kelvin Caiati (Greendale/Greendale), WW, 8-3

The Warhawks trailed 3-4 with the flight 2 and 5 singles matches remaining.  Freshman Tim Moller (Stevens Point/Stevens Point Area High School) tied up the match at 4-4 by winning the second and third sets.  Freshman Gianandrea Heyer (Lugano, Switzerland/Bellinzona HS) was last on court and gave the Warhawks the win by holding at 5-5 and breaking Martin's serve at 6-5.

Since the ITA switched to nine point scoring in the fall of 2006 the Warhawks have gone 8-0 in matches with a final score of 5-4. 

The Warhawks, ranked twenty-sixth in the nation, have defeated the Norse five consecutive years.

Junior Alex Lowe (Oswego, IL/Oswego) improves to 4-2 at number one singles with his victory over Max Busch (ranked nineteenth in the Central Region).

The Warhawks host Elmhurst College on Saturday, March 8 in the Kachel Fieldhouse at 9:30 am.  The Warhawks will travel to St. Peter, MN on March 15 to face NCAA DII opponent St. Cloud State and the top ranked team in Division III, Gustavus Adolphus.

For more information:
Frank Barnes, UW-W coach
Men's tennis website:  http://www.uwwsports.com/index.asp?path=mten