In the weekends second match-up in St. Peter, MN, the #32 UW-W men's tennis team fell to #8 Gustavus Adolphus 0-9.  The match proved to be competitive with #2 and #6 singles along with #1 doubles going into extra play.  Whitewater was in the hunt for wins in five out of the nine matches against the highly ranked Gustavus Adolphus team.

UW-Whitewater 0, Gustavus Adolphus 9
1.  John Kauss, GA, defeated Alex Lowe (Oswego, IL/Oswego), WW, 6-2, 6-4
2.  Charlie Paukert, GA, defeated Mike Harmatys (Brookfield/East), WW, 6-3, 1-6, 10-6
3.  Mike Burdakin, GA, defeated Danny Glinert (Madison/Edgewood), WW, 6-0, 6-2
4.  Benjamin Tomasek, GA, defeated Kelvin Caiati (Greendale/Greendale), WW, 6-4, 6-2
5.  Patrick Clark, GA, defeated Tim Moller (Stevens Point/Stevens Point Area High School), WW, 6-4, 6-4
6.  Nicholas Hansen, GA, defeated Alex Mory (Madison/East), WW, 7-6 (5), 5-7, 10-7

1.  Kauss/Burdakin, GA, defeated Lowe/Caiati, 9-8 (1)
2.  Paukert/Tomasek, GA, defeated Glinert/Erich Palecek (Franklin/Greendale), WW, 8-4
3.  Hansen/David Koppel, GA, defeated Moller/Erik Scanlan (Libertyville, IL/Libertyville), WW, 8-4

The UW-W team records a 9-6 win-loss record for the season, while 8-4 against DIII opponents. 

The next string of Warhawk matches will be played in Orlando, FL while on spring break, the first game is against Augustana (SD) on March 21.  The next home event for UW-W will be April 4, when UW-W will take on St. Cloud State University and Coe College on the UW-W campus.  Coe is at 9:30 a.m. and St. Cloud State at 3:30 p.m.

For additional information: Frank Barnes, UW-W Coach