UW-Whitewater defeated UW-Eau Claire on Friday, 7-2, at the YMCA Tennis Center in Oshkosh. The win gives the Warhawks an overall record of 16-7 in dual meets this season. The team's earlier win of Friday against UW-Oshkosh was Head Coach Frank Barnes' one hundredth win as a head coach at UW-Whitewater.
Singles
No. 1, Alex Lowe (Oswego, IL/Oswego) (UWW) Defeated Steve Lantz (UWEC), 6-4, 6-0
No. 2, Gianandrea Heyer (Lugano, Switzerland/Bellinzona HS) (UWW) Defeated Kevin Fawcett (UWEC), 6-0, 6-3
No. 3, John Reed (Madison/Lafollette) (UWW) Defeated Phil Loprinzi (UWEC), 6-1, 6-3
No. 4, Danny Glinert (Madison/Edgewood) (UWW) Defeated Lars Olson (UWEC), 6-2, 6-0
No. 5, Tim Moller (Stevens Point/Stevens Point Area High School) (UWW) Defeated Erik Brandner (UWEC), 6-3, 7-5
No. 6, Ian Hintz (Burlington/Burlington) (UWW) Defeated Brett Gressick (UWEC), 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1, Steve Lantz & Phil Loprinzi (UWEC) Defeated Gianandrea Heyer (Lugano, Switzerland/Bellinzona HS) & Alex Lowe (Oswego, IL/Oswego) (UWW), 8-4
No. 2, Kevin Fawcett & Lars Olson (UWEC) Defeated Danny Glinert (Madison/Edgewood) & Erich Palecek (Franklin/Greendale) (UWW), 8-2
No. 3, Kelvin Caiati (Greendale/Greendale) & David Stefanik (Oak Creek/Oak Creek) (UWW) Defeated Aaron Johnson & C.J. Rose (UWEC), 8-3
The Warhawks continue competition against WIAC schools on Saturday, April 12 when they face UW-La Crosse at noon.
The Warhawks will next be in action when they travel to Bloomington, Illinois to face Illinois Wesleyan University on Wednesday, April 16. The Warhawks' next home match is scheduled for Friday, April 18 against Olivet Nazarene University. Olivet is currently ranked nineteenth in the country. Admission to all home tennis events is free.
For additional information:
Frank Barnes, UW-Whitewater head tennis coach, 262-472-6201
UW-W men's tennis site: http://www.uwwsports.com/index.asp?path=mten
