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WHITEWATER – The No. 25 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's tennis team played evenly Saturday with one of the nation's top teams, but was eventually defeated 5-1 by No. 18 Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) in an NCAA Division III Tournament dual match at Wangerin Courts.
 
The Warhawks conclude their season with a 22-8 dual record, while the Gusties (19-10) advance to take on the winner of No. 36 Coe/No. 8 Chicago Sunday at noon in Whitewater.
 
UW-Whitewater won one of three doubles matches as Gustavus Adolphus took a 2-1 lead into singles. Senior Ben Shklyar (Deerfield, IL/Deerfield) and sophomore Jake Humphreys (Kenosha/Tremper) knocked off Motasem Al-Houni and Andres Saenz, the No. 1 ranked doubles pair in the Central Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, by an 8-6 score at the top spot.
 
The Gusties claimed the first three points in singles to end the contest.
 
The Warhawks have now appeared in nine consecutive NCAA Tournaments, advancing past the first round six times. Over the same span, UW-Whitewater has won at least 19 matches in each season. Head coach Frank Barnes now has 259 dual victories for his career, passing former coach Ron Wangerin (1966-89) for the most by one coach in program history.
 
Humphreys will compete in the NCAA Individual Tournament May 21-23 at Lindner Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio. He earned All-America honors in 2014 after reaching the second round of the tournament.