JANESVILLE, Wis. - The UW-Whitewater men's tennis team finished the Warhawk Invite with wins over UW-Oshkosh, 7-2, and Lake Forest, 9-0, in Janesville, WI.

UW-W 7; UW-Oshkosh 2

Results

The Warhawks swept the doubles matches, with Byron Balkin (Madison/Memorial) and Ben Shklyar (Deerfield, IL/Deerfield) winning first doubles, 8-6. Jake Humphreys (Kenosha/Tremper) and Scott Butler (Eagan, MN/Eagan) won second doubles, 8-6, and Cam Laktash (Crystal Lake, IL/South) and Martin Beck (Minneapolis/South) shutout their opponent, 8-0, at third doubles.

Humphreys captured first singles in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2, and Rithwik Rajshekhar Raman (Chennai, Tamil Nadu-India/SAIDS British Education) took third singles, 6-3, 6-0. Laktash easily won fifth singles, 6-0, 6-2, and Michael Schnarr (Madison/Memorial) captured his first singles win in dual match play by taking sixth singles, 6-0, 6-1.

UW-W 9; Lake Forest 0

Results

UW-Whitewater opened the second match by sweeping the doubles matches for the second time. Raman and Brian Klein (Brookfield/East) held their opponents scoreless, winning 8-0 at third doubles, and Matt Bisbee (Chicago, IL/Marist) and Schnarr took second doubles, 8-1. Laktash and Martin Beck (Minneapolis/South) were victorious at first doubles, 8-2, for their seventh win of the season.

Three Warhawks did not lose a game in singles action. Scott Butler (Eagan, MN/Eagan) won at second singles, Klein won at fifth singles and Beck won at sixth singles.

Balkin won first singles, 6-0, 6-4, and Raman earned his third-consecutive win with a 6-0, 6-1 victory at second singles. Matt Bisbee (Chicago, IL/Marist) earned his fourth-straight win by taking fourth singles, 6-2, 6-2.

The Warhawks are now 6-4 on the year and will be in action again when they host the University of Chicago on Friday.


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