UW-Whitewater, ranked eighth in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III Central Region,  improved to 16-4 with a pair of wins Friday

UW-Whitewater 8, North Central College 1
singles
1.  Sam Sweeney, NC, defeated Andy McGlashen (Southampton, England/), WW, 6-3, 6-2
2.  Andrew Bayliss (Sheboygan/North), WW, defeated Matt Boguslawski, NC, 6-2, 6-4
3.  Mitch Osborne (Crystal Lake, IL/Central), WW, defeated Chris Bennorth, NC, 6-2, 6-2
4.  Byron Balkin (Madison/Memorial), WW, defeated Eric McKee, NC, 6-0, 6-3
5.  Ethan Niquet (Waukesha/Marquette), WW, defeated Boris Kampel, NC, 6-1, 6-2
6.  Will Krieger (Hartland/Arrowhead), WW, defeated Josh Clay, NC, 6-2, 6-2
doubles
1.  Osborne/Balkin, WW, defeated Sweeney/Boguslawski, NC, 9-8 (7)
2.  Bayliss/Niquet, WW, defeated Bennorth/Adam Ciccone, NC, 8-4
3.  Erik Scanlan (Libertyville, IL/Libertyville)/Brady Porter (Madison/Memorial), WW, McKee/Kampel, NC, 8-1

North Central's Sweeney is ranked number one in Division III singles in the Central Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.  McGlashen is number sixteen, and Whitewater's duo of Mitch Osborne (Crystal Lake, IL/Central) and Byron Balkin (Madison/Memorial) are seventh in the Central Region doubles.

North Central is 3-5 in dual meets.

UW-Whitewater 8, University of Dubuque 1
singles
1.  Nick Garcia, UD, defeated Andy McGlashen (Southampton, England/), WW, 7-6 (5), 6-3
2.  Andrew Bayliss (Sheboygan/North), WW, defeated Demetrius Johnson, UD, 6-2, 7-5
3.  Ethan Niquet (Waukesha/Marquette), WW, defeated Mike Braden, UD, 6-0, 6-0
4.  Erik Scanlan (Libertyville, IL/Libertyville), WW, defeated Chris Matheson, UD, 6-1, 6-1
5.  Will Krieger, WW, defeated Shawn Iben, UD, 6-0, 6-0
6.  Brady Porter (Madison/Memorial), WW, defeated Dishon Deering, UD, 6-0, 6-1
doubles
1.  Balkin/Osborne, WW, defeated Garcia/Iben, UD, 8-1
2.  Scanlan/Kevin Friend (Deerfield, IL/Deerfield), WW, defeated Braden/Deering, UD, 8-0
3.  RJ Rademacher (Deephaven, MN/Minnetonka)/Brian Klein (Brookfield/East), WW, defeated Johnson/Matteson, UD, 8-2

McGlashen had a difficult day, with Garcia ranked sixth in the Central Region. Bayliss upped his singles mark to a team-best 22-5, and Niquet improved to 19-5.  Osborne and Balkin have teamed up for a 17-2 mark, and Bayliss and Niquet are now 15-1 with their win against North Central.

The University of Dubuque is 7-8 in dual meets. 

UW-Whitewater will now host Carthage College April 2, 2011 at 10:00 and Lawrence University at 3:30 on the Wangerin Courts south of Williams Center/Kachel Fieldhouse on campus.  There is no spectator charge.

For additional information, please contact head coach Frank Barnes.