The UW-Whitewater men's tennis team, ranked twenty-third in the International Tennis Associational poll, defeated #30 Kalamazoo College, 5-4, for the first time in program history Saturday afternoon. The Warhawks fell to 8-3 in dual matches this season with a 5-4 loss to Case Western Reserve University in the nightcap in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Results vs. Case Western Reserve University (4-5)
Singles
#1  Andrew McGlashen (WW) def. Sean Carr (CWU) 6-3, 7-5
#2  John Healey (CWU) def. Andrew Bayliss (Sheboygan/North) (WW) 6-3, 7-6 (0)
#3  Rohan Patel (CWU) def. Byron Balkin (Madison/Memorial) (WW) 6-0, 6-4
#4  Kyle Gerber (CWU) def. Mitch Osborne (Crystal Lake, IL/Central) (WW) 6-1, 6-1
#5  Ethan Niquet (Waukesha/Marquette) (WW) def. Richard Brunsting (CWU) 6-2, 6-3
#6  Eric Klawitter (CWU) def. William Krieger (Hartland/Arrowhead) (WW) 6-1, 1-6, 6-3

Doubles
#1  Osborne/Balkin (WW) def. Howe/Healey (CWU) 9-8 (3)
#2  Bayliss/Niquet (WW) def. Carr/Gerber (CWU) 8-2
#3  Brunsting/Patel (CWU) def. Erik Scanlan (Libertyville, IL/Libertyville)/Charlie Miller (Marengo, IL/MCHS) (WW) 9-8 (4)

With the match tied at 4-4, the sixth flight of singles was left to determine a winner. Whitewater's Krieger pressed to make a three set match but Case Western's Klawitter came away with the win.


Results vs. Kalamazoo College (5-4)
Singles
#1  Nate Eddy (KC) def. Andy McGlashen (Southampton, England/) (WW) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
#2  Andrew bayliss (Sheboygan/North) (WW) def. Tom Cafmeyer (KC) 6-3, 7-5
#3  Alex Dombos (KC) def. Byron Balkin (Madison/Memorial) (WW) 6-0, 7-6 (7-2)
#4  #Mitch Osborne (WW) def. Steve Hanselman (KC) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
#5  Ethan Niquet (Waukesha/Marquette) (WW) def. Clay Bartelt (KC) 6-1, 6-1
#6  Mike Korn (KC) def. Erik Scanlan (Libertyville, IL/Libertyville) (WW) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles
#1  Osborne/Balkin (WW) def. Mark Denenfeld/Eddy (KC) 9-8 (7-5)
#2  Bayliss/Niquet (WW) def. Cafmeyer/Dombos (KC) 8-4
#3  Bartelt/Hanselman (KC) def. McGlashen/Scanlan (WW) 8-2

Warhawk netter, Niquet, took a two set match over Kalamazoo's Bartelt to bring the score to 5-3 and clinch the win for Whitewater.

The Warhawks are now 8-3 in dual matches this season. Whitewater's Bayliss moved to 9-1 at number two singles and 14-4 overall this season. Niquet maintained an unblemished record in the fifth flight of singles at 5-0 while improving to 14-2 overall. The Warhawk doubles team of Osborne and Balkin remain unbeaten in the 2010-11 season with ten wins. Bayliss and Niquet have teamed up for seven wins this season with just one loss.

UW-W will travel to St. Peter, MN to face Augustana (SD) Saturday, March 12 at 6:00 pm. The Warhawks will remain in St. Peter for a match Sunday, March 13 at 8:00 am against Gustavus Adolphus College.

For additional information: Frank Barnes, UW-W coach