The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's tennis team raised its record to 26-5 with a pair of 9-0 wins Thursday at the Four Lakes Athletic Club in Elkhorn, Wisconsin.  The Warhawks swept Illinois Wesleyan University 9-0 in an afternoon match and Elmhurst College 9-0 Thursday evening.  UW-W has won eighteen of its last nineteen matches. 

UW-Whitewater 9, Illinois Wesleyan University 0
singles
1.  Andrew Bayliss (Sheboygan/North), WW, defeated Brian Piotrowski, IW, 6-2, 7-5
2.  Andy McGlashen (Southampton, England/), WW, defeated Brian Sorich, IW, 6-1, 6-0
3.  Mitch Osborne (Crystal Lake, IL/Central), WW, defeated Nick Kenaga, IW, 7-6 (5), 6-1
4.  Byron Balkin (Madison/Memorial), WW, defeated Michael Christison, IW, 6-0, 6-2
5.  Ethan Niquet (Waukesha/Marquette), WW, defeated Ashvin Reddy, IW, 6-1, 6-1
6.  Will Krieger (Hartland/Arrowhead), WW, defeated Steve Hayman, IW, 6-1, 6-2
doubles
1.  Balkin/Osborne, WW, defeated Piotrowski/Sorich, IW, 8-4
2.  Bayliss/Niquet, WW, defeated Kenaga/Christison, IW, 8-4
3.  Charlie Miller (Marengo, IL/MCHS)/Erik Scanlan (Libertyville, IL/Libertyville), WW, defeated Reddy/Aaron Guenther, IW, 8-2

Whitewater's number one doubles team may have taken a step closer to individual qualifying for the NCAA III championship tournament with the win over IWU.   The UW-W duo of Mitch Osborne (Crystal Lake, IL/Central) and Byron Balkin (Madison/Memorial) came into the match ranked sixth in the Central Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, and their opponents, Brian Piotrowski and Brian Sorich came in ranked fourth.  Balkin and Osborne upped their record to 25-2 with the win.  Whitewater's number two tandem, Andrew Bayliss (Sheboygan/North) and Ethan Niquet (Waukesha/Marquette), are 22-3, and Charlie Miller (Marengo, IL/MCHS) and Erik Scanlan (Libertyville, IL/Libertyville) are 17-3 at number three (counting a win over Elmhurst).

Illinois Wesleyan is 14-6 in dual matches this season.

UW-Whitewater 9, Elmhurst College 0
singles
1.  Andrew Bayliss (Sheboygan/North), WW, defeated Alex Harbert, EC, 7-6 (5), 6-3
2.  Andy McGlashen (Southampton, England/), WW, defeated Will Jung, EC, 6-3, 6-2
3.  Mitch Osborne (Crystal Lake, IL/Central), WW, defeated David Devaney, EC, 7-6 (3), 6-3
4.  Byron Balkin (Madison/Memorial), WW, defeated Vincent McPherson, EC, 6-2, 6-2
5.  Ethan Niquet (Waukesha/Marquette), WW, defeated Justin Guenther, EC, 6-2, 6-0
6.  Erik Scanlan (Libertyville, IL/Libertyville), WW, defeated Dean Leventis, EC, 6-2, 6-4
doubles
1.  Osborne/Bayliss, WW, defeated Jung/McPherson, EC, 8-4
2.  Charlie Miller (Marengo, IL/MCHS)/Erik Scanlan (Libertyville, IL/Libertyville), WW, defeated Harbert/Devaney, EC, 8-4
3.  Brian Klein (Brookfield/East)/Kevin Friend (Deerfield, IL/Deerfield), WW, defeated Eric Moss/Jim White, EC, 8-3

Bayliss is 28-8, McGlashen 20-15, Osborne 15-9, Balkin 25-7, Niquet 26-6, and Scanlan 14-6 in singles play this season.  Osborne and Bayliss are 11-2 as a duo, and Klein and Friend are unbeaten at 9-0.

Elmhurst is 9-10 in dual meets.

UW-Whitewater honored Charlie Miller (Marengo, IL/MCHS), the team's lone senior, in the break between the IWU and Elmhurst matches.

UW-W has concluded its regular season, and now will await word on NCAA postseason competition.  The Warhawks will be looking for their fifth consecutive national tournament berth.  The NCAA sponsors a team tournament, which begins with regional play May 13-15, and an individual tournament that includes singles and doubles play.   UW-W hosted a regional last year.  The individual tourney, finals only, will be played May 27-29 in Claremont, California. 

For additional information:  Frank Barnes, UW-W tennis coordinator