The UW-Whitewater men's tennis team opened their spring season with a 6-1 loss to Division I Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois Friday.

The teams used a facility with three indoor courts for the match.  After the 1-2-3 flights of singles were finished the Huskies led 3-0, but UW-W threatened a bit, forcing the 4-5-6 singles matches to extend play for a decision.  Points for doubles matches are combined, with the team winning a majority receiving a single point.

singles
1.  Dor Amir, NIU, defeated Ben Shklyar (Deerfield, IL/Deerfield), WW, 6-0, 7-6 (2)
2.  Axel Lagerlof, NIU, defeated Byron Balkin (Madison/Memorial), WW, 6-3, 6-3
3.  Frederic Cadieux, NIU, defeated Andy McGlashen (Southampton, England/), WW, 6-0, 6-2
4.  Max Phillips, NIU, defeated Andrew Bayliss (Sheboygan/North), WW, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
5.  Jovan Zeljkovic, NIU, defeated Mitch Osborne (Crystal Lake, IL/Central), WW, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2
6.  Simon Formont, NIU, defeated Brian Klein (Brookfield/East), WW, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
doubles
1.  Amir/Cadieux, NIU, defeated Shklyar/Osborne, WW, 8-2
2.  McGlashen/Bayliss, WW, defeated Zeljkovic/Lagerlof, NIU, 8-3
3.  Balkin/Kevin Friend (Deerfield, IL/Deerfield), WW, defeated Formont/Phillips, NIU, 8-6

The Warhawk men's tennis team played in three tournaments in the fall, but the NIU match is the first of their primary, spring schedule.  UW-W takes on another Division I opponent, closer to home, traveling to Madison to take on the Badgers February 2.  Four of Whitewater's first five matches are against Division I opponents, all on the road. 

The first "home" competition of the season will come February 15 when the Warhawks will host UW-Oshkosh at 12:00 and Wheaton College at 3:00 at the Four Lakes Athletic Club in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. 



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