UW-W, ranked eighth in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III poll, defeated number seventeen Carthage College 6-3 and Lawrence University 9-0 Saturday.

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UW-Whitewater 6, Carthage College 3
Singles
1.  Jeff Lotz, CC, defeated Andy McGlashen (Southampton, England/), WW, 6-3, 7-6 (3)
2.  Daneric Hazelman, CC, defeated Andrew Bayliss (Sheboygan/North), WW, 6-7 (5), 6-4 (10-5)
3.  Matt Whiteside, CC, defeated Mitch Osborne (Crystal Lake, IL/Central), WW, 6-4, 7-5
4.  Byron Balkin (Madison/Memorial), WW, defeated Alex McLean, CC, 6-1, 6-2
5.  Ethan Niquet (Waukesha/Marquette), WW, defeated Nick Boomgarden, CC, 6-0, 6-1
6.  Erik Scanlan (Libertyville, IL/Libertyville), WW, defeated Russell Mull, CC, 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
1.  Balkin/Osborne, WW, defeated Lotz/Hazelman, CC, 8-5
2.  Niquet/Bayliss, WW, defeated Whiteside/Boomgarden, CC, 8-4
3.  Scanlan/Will Krieger (Hartland/Arrowhead), WW, defeated Mull/Brian Howes, CC, 8-1

Carthage won the battle of ranked singles players, with Jeff Lotz, nineteenth in Central Region singles, topping McGlashen, who is sixteenth.  UW-W turned the tables in doubles, with the duo of Osborne and Balkin, seventh in the region, beating the eleventh ranked team of Lotz and Hazelman.

Carthage is 10-5 in dual matches, but 0-5 against regionally ranked opponents.

UW-Whitewater 9, Lawrence University 0
Singles
1. Bayliss, WW, defeated Jason Dunn, LU, 6-2, 7-6 (5)
2. Osborne, WW, defeated Caleb Ray, LU, 6-1, 6-3
3. Balkin, WW, defeated Max Zlevor, LU, 6-0, 6-0
4. Krieger, WW, defeated Jeremy Andereck, LU, 6-0, 6-0
5. Scanlan, WW, defeated Roy Wimer, LU, 6-0, 6-0
6. Brady Porter (Madison/Memorial), WW, defeated Zachary Cooper, LU, 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1. Bayliss/Niquet, WW, defeated Dunn/Zlevor, LU, 8-1
2. Scanlan/Krieger, WW, defeated Ray/Andereck, LU, 8-1
3. Kevin Friend (Deerfield, IL/Deerfield)/Klein, WW, defeated Wimer/Bile Ali, LU, 8-3

Bayliss pushed his team leading win total to 23 with a hard fought battle in the number one spot while all three doubles duos recorded their first wins in their respective spots.

UW-W is now 18-4 while Lawrence is 3-11. They will next host Caroll University and Coe College next Saturday, April 9 at 9 am and 3 pm respectively.

For additional information, contact Frank Barnes, UWW head coach