Rithwik Rajshekhar
Rithwik Rajshekhar Raman won at No. 3 singles against Carroll.

Men's Tennis

Men’s Tennis Shuts Out Carroll

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The No. 25 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's tennis team won its third consecutive match Saturday with a 9-0 victory over Carroll in a non-conference affair at Premier Tennis and Fitness in Janesville, Wis.
 
The Warhawks (3-3 overall) took all three doubles matches and didn't drop a game in two of the six singles matches against the Pioneers (1-3).
 
Senior captain Cam Laktash (Crystal Lake, IL/South) and freshman Zane Navratil (Racine, Wis./The Prairie School) teamed up at No. 2 doubles, and sophomores Martin Beck (Minneapolis/South) and Scott Butler (Eagan, MN/Eagan) combined at the third slot. Both pairs posted 8-2 wins to push UW-Whitewater to a 2-0 start. Senior Ben Shklyar (Deerfield, IL/Deerfield) and junior Michael Treis (Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield Central) finished the team's doubles sweep with an 8-6 triumph at the top position.
 
Treis highlighted singles play with a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 1 over Carroll's Jack Michael, ranked seventh in the Central Region and 34th in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
 
Shklyar and Laktash continued their momentum into singles, posting identical 6-0, 6-0 victories at the Nos. 4 and 5 positions, respectively. Freshman Matt Zurowski (West Bend, Wis./East) nearly pitched a shutout at No. 6 in a 6-0, 6-1 triumph.
 
Navratil earned a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 2, and sophomore Rithwik Rajshekhar Raman (Chennai, Tamil Nadu-India/SAIDS British Education) rounded out UW-Whitewater competitors with a 6-2, 6-0 victory at the third spot.
 
The Warhawks, who are ranked seventh in the Central Region, visit DePauw (Ind.) Sunday at 5 p.m. The Tigers are slotted sixth in the region and No. 24 in NCAA Division III.
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Players Mentioned

Martin Beck

Martin Beck

5' 10"
Sophomore
Scott Butler

Scott Butler

6' 0"
Sophomore
Cam Laktash

Cam Laktash

6' 4"
Senior
Rithwik Rajshekhar Raman

Rithwik Rajshekhar Raman

5' 9"
Sophomore
Ben Shklyar

Ben Shklyar

6' 3"
Senior
Zane Navratil

Zane Navratil

5' 8"
Freshman
Matt Zurowski

Matt Zurowski

5' 8"
Freshman
Michael Treis

Michael Treis

6' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Martin Beck

Martin Beck

5' 10"
Sophomore
Scott Butler

Scott Butler

6' 0"
Sophomore
Cam Laktash

Cam Laktash

6' 4"
Senior
Rithwik Rajshekhar Raman

Rithwik Rajshekhar Raman

5' 9"
Sophomore
Ben Shklyar

Ben Shklyar

6' 3"
Senior
Zane Navratil

Zane Navratil

5' 8"
Freshman
Matt Zurowski

Matt Zurowski

5' 8"
Freshman
Michael Treis

Michael Treis

6' 2"
Junior