Warhawks 3-0 in Home Tournament

UW-W continued the home tournament hosting four Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference schools on Saturday, April 11.  The regionally ranked Warhawks claimed two wins, the first over UW-La Crosse 8-1, and the second over UW-Eau Claire 5-4.  The Warhawks had a perfect record in the home tournament, going 3-0 on the Wangerin courts of the UW-W campus, with a third win coming from a 6-3 win over UW-Oshkosh April 10.

Photo Gallery (credit Angie Kelm)

UW-Whitewater 8, UW-La Crosse 1 (9:00 a.m.)
1. Alex Lowe, WW, def. Joey Van Lieshout, LC, 6-4, 6-2
2. Danny Glinert, WW, def. Nick Piotrowski, LC, 6-1, retired
3. Tim Moller, WW, def. Nathan Fekete, LC, 6-4, 6-1
4. Kelvin Caiati, WW, def. Steven Quiring, LC, 6-4, 6-1
5. Alex Mory, WW, def. Doug Marmar, LC, 6-1, 6-0
6. Will Krieger, WW, def. Paul Vickers, LC, 6-3, 6-1

1. Lowe/Caiati, WW, def. Van Lieshout/Piotrowski, LC, 8-5
2. Glinert/Erich Palecek, WW, def. Fekete/Quiring, LC, 9-8 (5)
3. Jon Mahvi/John Hildebrandt, LC, def. Mory/Erik Scanlan (Libertyville, IL/Libertyville), WW, 8-4

UW-Whitewater 5, UW-Eau Claire 4 (1:00 p.m.)
1. Alex Lowe, WW, def. Steve Lantz, EC, 0-6, 6-2, 6-2
2. Mike Harmatys (Brookfield/East), WW, def. Lars Olson, EC, 6-2, 6-1
3. Phil Loprinzi, EC, def. Danny Glinert, WW, 7-5, 6-3
4. Chris Kuna, EC, def. Tim Moller, WW, 6-4, 6-1
5. Kelvin Caiati, WW, def. Kevin Fawcett, EC, 6-0, 6-3
6. Alex Mory, WW, def. Eric Wollum, EC, 6-2, 6-3

1. Lantz/Olson, EC, def. Lowe/Caiati, WW, 9-7
2. Glinert/Erich Palecek, WW, def. Kuna/Olson, EC, 8-2
3. Wollum/Fawcett, EC, def. Moller/Erik Scanlan (Libertyville, IL/Libertyville), WW, 8-5

The Warhawks are now 17-8 on the season, while 13-5 against Division III schools.  UW-La Crosse falls to 8-11 on the season.  Alex Lowe (Oswego, IL/Oswego) recorded three wins in the matches today, two while at singles, and one against UW-La Crosse while being paired with Kelvin Caiati (Greendale/Greendale).  Lowe took the #1 singles match win against Eau Claire's Steve Lantz in three sets , after losing the first 0-6; a key match in a 5-4 Warhawk team victory.

The next event for the Warhawks will be at Lawrence University in Appleton, WI.  Matches against Lawrence are scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m. on April 18.  There are not any home matches scheduled for the remainder of the season.

For additional information:
Frank Barnes, head coach, (262)472-6201

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